Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Workflow Configurable LIMS at Pittcon 2013

PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 18, 2013) – Thermo Fisher Scientific* Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the Thermo Scientific* SampleManager 11*, the newest, most configurable version of one of the world’s most widely deployed laboratory information management systems (LIMS). SampleManager 11 features advanced new tools and user-interface enhancements that improve laboratory process mapping, management and automation.

Labs increasingly face pressure to be more efficient and manage increased throughput while improving data accuracy, analysis and reporting while conforming with stricter regulations. SampleManager 11 empowers lab users, putting control in the hands of personnel at the point of decision. Users can now build workflows to reflect their individual laboratory processes and take ownership of workflow management, allowing them to be synchronized with the changing requirements of the lab, all without specialist IT intervention. Lab personnel can use the LIMS workflow to automate the logical decisions driving their activities, therefore improving throughput by saving time and simplifying user interactions. System configuration and deployment is significantly easier – and therefore more valuable – for lab managers and the users they support, giving a lower cost of ownership to the business.

“To enable today’s laboratories to be more flexible, efficient and compliant than ever, software must empower users and demonstrably improve productivity across a connected enterprise,” said Dave Champagne, VP and general manager for the Informatics business at Thermo Fisher. “SampleManager 11 puts decision-making power where it belongs, in the hands of users who can make logical choices about workflow, instrument integration and data reporting for management metrics or regulatory requirements. Ideally, today’s labs aren’t only paperless; they are powerful enterprise drivers for business transformation.”

SampleManager 11 delivers workflow configurability, user-intuitive multiple sample login, point-and-click extensibility and enhanced data mining and tracking capabilities to benefit a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical QA/QC, oil and gas, contract labs, food producers, process industries and others. In each of these sectors, productivity and compliance must be in constant balance, even as requirements shift. Enhanced traceability features in SampleManager 11, including the ability to track aliquots and composites, enable finer control over samples and more reliable data for decision-making and compliance.

For more information about Thermo Scientific SampleManager 11 or other Thermo Fisher informatics solutions, please call +1-866-463-6522 (U.S.), +44 161 942 3000 (EU) e-mail marketing.informatics@thermofisher.com.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of $13 billion, we have approximately 39,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through three premier brands, Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific and Unity™ Lab Services, which offer a unique combination of innovative technologies, convenient purchasing options and a single solution for laboratory operations management. Our products and services help our customers solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Visit www.thermoscientific.com/SM11