Thermo Fisher Scientific Joins Microsoft in the Bio IT Alliance
PHILADELPHIA, Penn., (January 30, 2007) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has joined Microsoft in the BioIT Alliance, an organization of more than 40 pharmaceutical, biotech, hardware and software companies working together to realize the potential of personalized medicine. Thermo Fisher's informatics business will participate in this effort, working collaboratively to develop industry-wide conventions for sharing data using Microsoft technology.
The Alliance, formed in April 2006, explores new ways to share complex biomedical data and to collaborate among multi-disciplinary teams to speed the pace of discovery in the life sciences, shortening the time between discovery of new biological data and the application of that knowledge to human health. It brings together science and technology leaders to consider innovative ways to address the challenges of integration, collaboration and knowledge management that aren't likely to be solved by any single company. Members use Microsoft technologies to reduce costs and streamline research by providing standard IT solutions and market their products more effectively.
"Our partnership in the Alliance aligns with our strategy on open standards," said Dave Champagne, vice president and general manager of Thermo Fisher's informatics business. "As software providers, we know the importance of working toward open, industry standards so that laboratories benefit from true integration of their instruments, equipment and software. The Alliance, while focused on data sharing to enhance life sciences research, aligns perfectly with our strategy for standardization and interoperability. By participating in the Alliance, we'll help drive standards that enable end-to-end workflows for our customers, regardless of their industry. Customers count on us to show this leadership and be innovative with our technology."
"We are thrilled to welcome Thermo Fisher to the BioIT Alliance," said Don Rule, platform strategy advisor, Microsoft, and director of the Alliance. "Their involvement adds unique, practical working knowledge and expertise that can have a real impact on the Alliance. We rely on member companies to advance the state-of-the-art in BioIT by coordinating proof-of-concept applications that illustrate the use of Microsoft IT technology in solving problems that are critical to the Life Sciences industry. We look forward to Thermo Fisher's contributions to this effort."
Thermo Fisher Scientific markets its leading laboratory software and related services, including purpose-built laboratory information management systems (LIMS) for the pharmaceutical industry, under the Thermo Scientific brand. Thermo Scientific LIMS and CDS facilitate laboratory data in the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, petrochemical and chemical plants, food and beverage manufacturers, and other major industries. To support our global installations, Thermo Fisher Scientific provides implementation, validation, training, maintenance and support from the industry's largest worldwide informatics services network.
For more information about Thermo Scientific informatics solutions please call +1 866-463-6522, e-mail marketing.informatics@thermofisher.com or visit http://www.thermo.com/informatics.
About the BioIT Alliance
Formed in 2006, the BioIT Alliance is a cross-industry group working to integrate science and technology in order to accelerate the pace of drug discovery and realize the potential of personalized medicine. Founding members include Accelrys Software Inc., Affymetrix, Inc., Agilent Technologies Inc., Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Applied Biosystems, The BioTeam Inc., Digipede Technologies LLC, Discovery Biosciences Corporation, Geospiza Inc., Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Illumina Inc., InterKnowlogy, Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems Inc., The Scripps Research Institute, VizX Labs LLC and other key companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, hardware and software industries. Additional information about the BioIT Alliance can be found on the BioIT Alliance Web site at www.bioitalliance.org.
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About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual sales of more than $9 billion, we employ 30,000 people and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, government agencies as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit www.thermofisher.com.
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