LIMS Software targets pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Press Release Summary:
Created using Microsoft .NET framework, Darwin COTS Laboratory Information Management System provides dissolution, content uniformity, stability management, product management, batch management, and system interfacing capabilities. Product- and batch-oriented workflows allow research and development data and production data to be logically organized, summarized, and reported, providing managers with broad view of entire manufacturing process.
Original Press Release:
Thermo Unveils Darwin - Commercial-Off-the-Shelf LIMS for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Philadelphia, PA (December 20, 2005) - Thermo Electron Corporation, the world leader in analytical instruments and informatics, announces the commercial availability of Darwin LIMS, the latest evolution in commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) laboratory information management systems for pharmaceutical manufacturing R&D and QA/QC.
A natural selection for the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, Darwin has been developed to lower the cost, risk and time associated with implementations as well as the total cost of ownership (TCO) of modern LIMS solutions.
"Thermo is responding to customer demands for software solutions that address the specific needs of their laboratories without extensive customization," said Dave Champagne, vice president and general manager of Thermo's informatics business. "This is especially important to our pharmaceutical customers because of that industry's complex testing, workflows and regulatory requirements. They need solutions that are easy and rapid to deploy and adopt, easily upgraded and seamlessly integrated into
their organizations."
Darwin fulfills many customer requirements "out-of-the-box" by providing deeper, more targeted pharmaceutical functionality compared to traditional LIMS. Users will find dissolution, content uniformity, stability management, product management, batch management and system interfacing as dedicated capabilities within Darwin - fully supported by Thermo's helpdesk and covered in depth in the user manual. The inclusion of such functionality as standard in the base system significantly reduces on-site customization, resulting in reduced costs, risks and time associated with implementation, training, validation, maintenance and upgrades.
In addition, Darwin is not limited to a restrictive sample-centric workflow. Darwin's product- and batch-oriented workflows allow R&D and production data to be logically organized, summarized and reported, allowing users to work more effectively and providing managers with a broad view of the entire manufacturing process.
Darwin has been created using the Microsoft .NET framework. This enables users to extend the system using industry standard tools, not a proprietary language that the vendor must teach key users of the system how to program.
For more information about the Darwin laboratory information management solution, please contact Thermo at +1-866-463-6522, email marketing.informatics@thermo.com, or visit www.thermo.com/lims.
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 Corporation
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 more than $2 billion, and employs approximately 10,000 people in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.thermo.com.
