LabVantage Solutions announced the new office in Mumbai, India

Mumbai, India. December 27, 2006. LabVantage Solutions celebrated the grand opening of its new office in Mumbai, India on October 9, 2006. The office is located on the 5th floor of the Corporate Center of Nirmal Life Style Complex, Mulund West, Mumbai, with floor space of over 1500 square feet. Twenty-five employees will be relocated to this new branch from the office in Kolkata, India.

“The industrial capital of India, Mumbai, located in western India, is a key business center with significant opportunities and growth potential for LabVantage,” said Anil P. Kastuar, President of LabVantage’s Asia-Pacific operations. “In addition, LabVantage’s success has established a strong customer base in western India, and the proximity of the new office will enable us to provide better service, including prompt customer support and further realize our promise in customer satisfaction.”

The grand opening ceremony was presided by Mr.VV Surya Rau, President of Manufacturing Services, Reliance Industries Ltd., along with Mr. Kastuar. It gathered together executives and experts from petrochemical and life sciences industry leaders, including Pfizer, Reliance, Cipla, Nicholas Piramal, and Ranbaxy.

“LabVantage’s Sapphire is more than just a traditional laboratory information management system; it is a business software application with immense potential for oil refineries, manufacturing industries, and life sciences companies,” said Mr.VV Surya Rau, President, Manufacturing Services, Reliance Industries Ltd. “The new office will certainly strengthen the collaboration efforts between Reliance and LabVantage in maintaining our existing IT infrastructure.”

“Not only will the Mumbai office enable closer interactions throughout the implementation of our ongoing projects with LabVantage, but it will also provide us with better support and services for our research centers that have implemented Sapphire in western India,” said Arun Phadke, Vice President of Information Technology, Nicholas Piramal India Limited.

About LabVantage. LabVantage Solutions, Inc., an innovative global provider of enterprise solutions tailored for leading laboratories, serves discovery, development, formulation, process research, raw material testing, and quality management laboratories across multiple industries. Sapphire, a thin-client laboratory information management suite, is tailored to manage an organization’s critical laboratory information across its worldwide R&D pipeline and manufacturing supply chain to optimize productivity and more effectively share knowledge. A Chatterjee Management Group company, LabVantage is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, U.S.A., with direct or partner coverage in Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom. Further information about LabVantage and Sapphire is available at www.labvantage.com .

LabVantage, LabVantage’s Sapphire and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of LabVantage Solutions, Inc. in the U.S and other countries around the world.