Thermo Electron Announces Major Laboratory Informatics Conference
Philadelphia, PA (August 2, 2005) - Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO), the leader in laboratory information management systems, has scheduled its annual users meeting and laboratory informatics conference, Thermo Informatics World (TIW) 2005 North America, for September 19-23 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point resort (http://www.coconutpoint.hyatt.com) in Bonita Springs, Florida. The conference theme, Relieving Business Pain, focuses on Thermo's solutions to relieve customers' major business challenges.
This event, for the first time since Thermo's September 2004 acquisition of InnaPhase Corporation, brings together users of leading software solutions, including SampleManager, Watson, Galileo, Nautilus and LabManager LIMS; Atlas chromatography data system; and Enterprise Pharmacology Series and Kinetica PK/PD database tools.
TIW provides conference attendees - users, senior laboratory and IT managers from all industries - the opportunity to meet and discuss issues and trends concerning laboratory informatics, evolving technologies, and changing market requirements. The program for 2005 includes presentations from industry leaders. Attendees will also learn about complementary technologies and services during a Partner Exposition evening.
A new program feature is Thermo's Tech Support Central, in which technical support engineers will be available to field specific questions users have for their LIMS or CDS.
Continuing the tradition of customer involvement, TIW features product breakout sessions including interactive workshops with Thermo's software development and product management teams. There is a conference stream focused on value-added services to discuss such issues as validation, systems migration, and services methodology. In addition, two days of specific product training have been scheduled around the conference.
Thermo is offering an early-bird discount on conference registration received prior to August 8, 2005, in addition to offering discounts for group registrations. Online registration is available at www.thermo.com/tiw
* Conference program is preliminary and subject to change. Visit www.thermo.com/tiw for agenda updates.
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About Informatics
Thermo is the worldwide leader in laboratory software and related services, providing enterprise-wide, multi-laboratory solutions that have become the corporate standard at leading organizations. Our LIMS and CDS are facilitating 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 provides implementation, validation, training, maintenance and support from the industry's largest worldwide informatics services network.
About Thermo Electron
Thermo Electron Corporation is the world leader in analytical instruments.
Our instrument solutions enable our customers to make the world a healthier, cleaner and safer place. Thermo's Life and Laboratory Sciences segment provides analytical instruments, scientific equipment, services and software solutions for life science, drug discovery, clinical, environmental and industrial laboratories. Thermo's Measurement and Control segment is dedicated to providing analytical instruments used in a variety of manufacturing processes and in-the-field applications, including those associated with safety and homeland security. Based near Boston, Massachusetts, Thermo has revenues of approximately $2.7 billion, and employs approximately 11,000 people in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.thermo.com.
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