Quest Pharmaceutical Services Implements Innaphase Corporation’s Watson™ Laboratory Information Management System
PHILADELPHIA, January 26, 2004 / — InnaPhase Corporation, a leading provider of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solutions for the life sciences industry, today announced that QPS (Quest Pharmaceutical Services), a leading contract research organization headquartered in Newark, Delaware, has successfully validated and implemented WatsonTM LIMS in their research and development facilities.
Quest Pharmaceutical Services is a GLP-compliant laboratory that supports drug discovery and development. Functioning as a DMPK arm to their sponsors in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, their niche specialties include LC/MS/MS, biomarker, pharmacokinetic and drug metabolism, P450 inhibition/induction assays, autoradiography and general consulting.
Watson LIMS, a solution within the Pharma LIMS™ Suite, is specifically designed to support DMPK/Bioanalytical studies in drug development while ensuring regulatory compliance with the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 guidance on electronic records and signatures. Watson has an established track record of accelerating bioanalysis, sample management and regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical drug development. The Pharma LIMS Suite also includes Newton™ LIMS for pharmaceutical development, quality control, stability and environmental monitoring as well as Galileo™ LIMS for in-vitro testing.
“Implementing Watson LIMS is an enormous step in the automation of our bioanalytical laboratory,” said Ben Chien, Ph.D, President and CEO of QPS. “Watson LIMS enables us to seamlessly deliver high quality results with unparalleled accuracy to our clients while ultimately increasing our competitive edge within the industry.”
“We are particularly happy that Quest has chosen Watson LIMS,” said Jo Webber, Ph.D, President and CEO of InnaPhase Corporation. “By automating their drug development processes within their bioanalytical laboratory, Quest will gain a competitive advantage, improve knowledge sharing and enhance their ability to communicate and collaborate with their valued customers.”
InnaPhase Corporation provides 18 of the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical organizations with its products and services. In addition to the Pharma LIMS Suite, InnaPhase also markets LabManager iLIMS as well as the PeakPro Chromatography Data System. InnaPhase has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands and distribution centers in India and Japan. For more information, see InnaPhase on the worldwide web at www.innaphase.com
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