National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB) selects Biotracker™ from Ocimum Biosolutions
Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and Bioinformatics solutions, today announced that the National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB), Dublin City University (DCU) has acquired their Biotracker™ LIMS solution to provide a centralized, secure, privilege driven access to researchers working in the Gene Expression and Proteomics groups at DCU. This centralized database would assist researchers to track samples, growth conditions, clinical history, extraction information, isolated RNA and/or cell fraction details. Biotracker™ would also provide connectivity to existing databases at DCU, in a secure archival format with scope for future data-mining. The implementation partner for Ocimum is Science–Partners Ltd., U.K.
NICB was searching for a LIMS that would allow a high degree of traceability in their research work. After evaluating many different LIMS systems, the NICB decided that Biotracker™ LIMS offers researchers unparalleled flexibility throughout its feature rich components.
Dr. Padraig Doolan, (B.Sc., Ph.D.), said, “We at NICB are delighted to be working with Ocimum and Science-Partners and are looking forward to the integration of the Biotracker™ LIMS at our facility in Dublin City University. NICB sees that Biotracker™ is clearly a robust quality LIMS, designed very much with the end-user in mind. It will play an integral role in linking the state of the art research facilities within the NICB, thus contributing enormously to the acclaimed multiple core research being carried out here. Biotracker™ will also provide an important advantage in tracking and managing a diverse variety of data sets, which will not only benefit ourselves, but also our high profile industrial collaborations with companies such as Wyeth BioPharma.”
Ms Anuradha Acharya, CEO, Ocimum Biosolutions said, “We at Ocimum have created a flexible and configurable LIMS to suit workflows by different labs. Our extensive sample management modules, search modules with an easy to use interface makes it easy for us to develop custom modules in a short time. This customized solution is a comprehensive laboratory information and knowledge management database tailor made to address DCU requirements.”
About National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB), DCU
The NICB is a multidisciplinary centre of research in fundamental and applied Cellular Biotechnology, Molecular Cell Biology and Biological Chemistry. It includes a multidisciplinary team of Cell and Molecular Biologists, Biotechnologists. Chemists, Computer Scientists and experts in Bioscience Communication.
The institute draws from the established expertise of researchers in Dublin City University, IT Tallaght and NUI Maynooth with the aim to be a Centre of world-class expertise, in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, in the discovery of novel molecules with Biological applications and in related areas including Bio-computing, Bio-ethics and Science Communication.
Cellular Biotechnology is a diverse and expanding interdisciplinary science. The NICB has combined the variety of expertise of its researchers to develop targeted research programmes in key areas relating to identification of new therapeutic targets and diagnostic methods for disease (in particular for cancer, microbial diseases and diabetes) and understanding of basic biological processes including regulation of gene expression during cell differentiation.
About Science–Partners Ltd.
Science-Partners Ltd. is a U.K. based specialist Software Distribution company, offering a range of quality informatics solutions in Life Science, Digital Asset Protection and Business Intelligence. They also specialise in bespoke consultancy services designed to enhance the sales and marketing performance.
About Biotracker™
Biotracker™ is a multi-platform GLP compliant laboratory Information Management System. The software enables life sciences laboratories to keep an accurate track of samples, reagents, instruments, processes and output from the time these samples or resources are acquired, right through to the final stage of research. Biotracker™ comes with multi-level user configurable security feature. Biotracker™ also provides easy and low-cost instrument and application interfacing. This software is a comprehensive laboratory information and knowledge management system compliant with GLP and based on guidelines set forth by US FDA 21CFR Part 11.
About Ocimum Biosolutions
Ocimum Biosolutions is a life sciences R&D enabling company with three focus areas: Microarrays, BioIT and Contract Research Services.
The Microarray division of Ocimum has been recently acquired from MWG Biotech. These include OciChips™, Catalog OciChips™, Custom OciChips™, Ocimum Starter Kits, Ocimum OligoSets and Hybridisation services.
The BioIT division of Ocimum Biosolutions provides key, ready to use reliable, cost-effective software solutions for the biotech/pharma industry with a suite of products such OptGene™, iRNAchek™, Genchek™, Genowiz™, Nutrabase™, OptGene™, Toxchek™, Biotracker™, Pharmatracker™ and an array of custom services including Data mining, Algorithm development, Gene identification, Multiple-platform software development, Database creation and manipulation and tools for image analysis.
The Contract Research division provides molecular biology services like Diagnostic Services, Fermentation Services, Bioinformatics Services, Gene Optimization and Microarray Data Analysis.
Ocimum Biosolutions is located at Indianapolis, Indiana and has Sales and Distribution channels across the world. Ocimum’s Indian arm is located at Hyderabad. For more information on Ocimum Biosolutions and its products, visit www.ocimumbio.com or contact bdm@ocimumbio.com .
