"State FIFRA Laboratory Environmental Check Sample Support Program"

US Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Svc., Oregon State Office

Public Safety Laboratory Testing for Drugs and Alcohol

eResearchTechnology, Inc. (eRT), a leading e-research technology and services provider, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to provide SFBC International, Inc., a provider of specialized drug development services to global and specialty pharmaceutical, biotechnology and generic drug companies, with an integrated technology and services solution that includes an end-to-end clinical research platform, electronic data capture and a web portal for clients' access to real-time data. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Environmental Laboratory Testing for Chemical Analysis

The Association for Laboratory Automation has announced that LabAutomation2005, a conference and exhibition on emerging laboratory technologies and tools, will be held January 30th - February 3rd

e-Clinical Support Services to Include Site Assessment, Site Provisioning, and Help Desk Services

IT&E International Group and Clinical Trials Assistance Corp., which announced that they were now one company, have changed the name of the combined companies to IT&E International Group and have been granted a new trading symbol, "ITER". The joining of the two companies helps to solidify IT&E's position as a biomedical services leader which has established itself as an innovator in the advance clinical research studies and regulatory compliance industry.

Laboratories can now raise productivity and efficiency by creating a common interface platform for a wide range of instruments using the new LimsLink software from Autoscribe.

Nexxis CAL from Labtronics Inc. is a unique, full-featured calibration management solution that inspires increased confidence in laboratory data by making calibration management an integral part of every analysis that a laboratory runs.

VizX Labs, VWR International, and IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences today announced the VWR In Silico Program, a novel bundling of the latest technologies designed for cutting-edge research in life science laboratories. Under the program, beginning this month, VWR will promote the offering, which includes IBM computers, VizX Labs’ GeneSifter software system, and other products.

Honeywell, an industry leader in automation and manufacturing execution systems (MES) for life science manufacturers, introduces Honeywell POMSnet, a new web based production management system for optimal operational performance.

For a DNA analyst to testify and to withstand judicial scrutiny, it is critical to know that the quality control and assurance procedures have been performed and demonstrate that testing has been conducted without unexpected glitches. As operations scale up for higher throughput with batch instruments and automation, it becomes more difficult to link, monitor, and document the quality control and assurance procedures.

Arcelor, a leader in the world's steel industry, has selected ESP's (Environmental Software Providers) opsEnvironmental software to serve as the backbone of a corporate-wide environmental data tracking and reporting system.

Mirada Solutions Ltd. (a subsidiary of CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. ), leaders in software for molecular imaging, announced that they have expanded their image analysis software offerings to include functionality specifically targeted at biomedical research.

Convera, a leading provider of search and categorization software for enterprises and government agencies, announced expanded use of the company's RetrievalWare search technology by approximately 2,500 scientific review staff within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the FDA.

Customization of TheraDoc's Clinical Decision-Support Technology Results in Smarter Microbiology Diagnostics for North American Hospitals

Paradigm Genetics, Inc., a biotechnology company, and Experimental Pathology Laboratories Inc. (EPL), have entered into a collaboration to further the development of Paradigm Genetics’ automated pathology software.

Accelrys Inc. announced progress in its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the US Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate aimed at enabling accurate simulation of materials of interest to the US Department of Defense (DoD).