The Jackson Laboratory Consolidates IT Systems; Selects Instem Preclinical Solutions
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Sep 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Instem, a leading provider of early development software applications, announced today that The Jackson Laboratory has purchased Instem’s Provantis Preclinical solution, including its comprehensive resource planning product, TRP(TM).
Founded in 1929 as a cancer research facility, The Jackson Laboratory (Jackson) is an independent, nonprofit organization conducting research in the area of cancers, neurobiology, metabolic diseases, immunology, developmental and reproductive biology, and computational biology and bioinformatics. Their mission is to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human disease, and to enable research for the global biomedical community.
Key facts
— Instem integrated General Toxicology, Pathology and Formulation modules with Toxicology Resource Planning (TRP) product, deploying at Jackson site in Sacramento, California
— TRP will enable Jackson to schedule studies, resources, equipment, animals and facilities to improve study throughput and increase up-time with less administration
— Jackson will be using SaaS delivery model from Instem’s US-based data center
— Project includes integration of Jackson’s existing ERP system and replaces numerous custom-built applications
— Instem providing dedicated on-site resources to support rapid deployment
“We are seeing organizations of all sizes wanting to consolidate their systems to help integrate and streamline processes and in many cases reduce costs,” comments John Anderson-Carter, VP North American Sales at Instem. “More than ever, who they choose as their primary solutions provider is of critical importance. Instem’s stability and global market leadership was clearly a differentiator for Jackson, and we are eager to support their mission of advancing human health.”
Jackson additionally provides scientific resources, techniques and data to the global research community and has accumulated much recognition in their work. Twenty-two Nobel Prizes connected to Jackson research, resources and education programs have been awarded from 1960 to 2009. Jackson additionally breeds and manages colonies of mice, supplying other research institutions and scientists nearly 3 million JAX mice in over 50 countries each year.
About The Jackson Laboratory
The Jackson Laboratory is a nonprofit biomedical research institution and National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center based in Bar Harbor, Maine, with a facility in Sacramento, Calif. Its mission is to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human diseases, and to enable research and education for the global biomedical community.
More information can be found at www.jax.org .
About Instem
Instem is a world-leading information solutions provider to the life sciences – accelerating drug and chemical development by increasing client productivity and enhancing the processes that lead to safer, more effective products. In addition to highly focused departmental and scientific solutions, Instem provides a range of business intelligence, planning, workflow management, document management and report compilation applications.
Instem supports clients around the world through full service offices in the United States, United Kingdom and China. Instem additionally has resource locations in India and a full service distributor based in Japan.
To learn more about Instem solutions and its mission, please visit www.instem.com .
