Gambro BCT Selects Camstar's Medical Device Suite for Global Deployment


Regulatory Compliance, Quality, and Cost Reduction Key Factors for Blood Component Technology Company

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 5, 2006)- Camstar, the leading provider of enterprise manufacturing execution and quality management solutions, announced today that Gambro BCT, a world leader in automated blood collections, therapeutic apheresis and cell therapy, has selected Camstar's Medical Device Suite to manage Device History Records, ensure process enforcement and facilitate regulatory compliance.

Camstar's Medical Device Suite is a highly configurable, best-in-class Manufacturing Execution System (MES) created to meet the specific needs of Life Sciences Manufacturers. It will be deployed at Gambro BCT facilities in the United States and United Kingdom. The system will provide a production and quality management framework that includes self-auditing electronic Device History Records (eDHR), process enforcement, material traceability and genealogy, and reporting capabilities.

"Gambro BCT is fully committed to continually improving operational performance," said Gary Heath, Vice President of Operations for Gambro BCT. "We are experiencing tremendous growth both in new products and within our existing product lines. By streamlining key manufacturing processes and enforcing process controls, Camstar's Medical Device Suite will be an important tool for helping us ensure regulatory compliance, increase time-to-volume, and improve operational efficiency."

Camstar's Medical Device Suite will be tightly integrated into an IT environment that includes ERP, Document Management, Maintenance Management and other electronic infrastructure and data collection systems. The system will act as a single repository for all of Gambro BCT's production data. This will ensure that information is consistent and accurate, and will facilitate real-time visibility to improve decision-making, avoid potential problems, and benchmark performance.

"We are very pleased to be working with Gambro BCT on this exciting project," said Jason Adams, Camstar's Vice President of Sales, Life Sciences. "Gambro BCT is a great example of the tremendous acceptance that our solutions have achieved in the Life Sciences industry."

About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar is a leading provider of enterprise Manufacturing Execution and Quality Systems. Camstar's InSite and Medical Device Suite applications manage, monitor, and synchronize manufacturing activities across globally distributed plants, and integrates them in real-time with core business processes. Rapid to implement, they provide the manufacturing control needed to help eliminate scrap, rework, paperwork errors and redundant checks. As a result, manufacturers improve yields and product quality, shorten lead times and reach volumes quickly, respond to changing demand, and reduce the cost of compliance.

More than 100 leading companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Tyco, ZOLL, CIBA Vision, Zeiss, Kinetic Concepts, BIOTRONIK, IBM, Kodak, AMD, Philips, Hitachi, SCHOTT, Amkor, ASAT, Renesas, Arcelor and Industeel rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner. For more information, please visit www.camstar.com.

Gambro BCT improves lives through innovation, quality and services delivered by our people, products and processes in blood component technology. Gambro BCT is a world leader in automated blood collections, therapeutic apheresis and cell therapy, as well as an innovative leader within automated blood component separation and purification.

Company Name: Camstar Systems
Address 1: 2815 Coliseum Centre Drive
Address 2: Suite 600
City: Charlotte
State: NC
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Phone: (704) 227-6600
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Contact Name: Eric Mitchell
Title: Marketing Communications Manager
E-mail: emitchell@camstar.com

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