Thermo Fisher Scientific to Hold Free LIMS Technical Presentations at ArabLab 2007


PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (January 16, 2007) - Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has scheduled three free technical presentations for LIMS users at the forthcoming ArabLab 2007, Dubai International Exhibition Center (DICC), Dubai, UAE. The presentations will take place from Sunday 11th to Wednesday 14th February at the Abu Dhabi Room A, DICC.

The first seminar, titled "Introduction and Business Benefits to LIMS", will be held at 4:20pm, on Sunday 11th February and offers a thorough view of the main productivity, cost, personnel and time-management advances achieved in laboratories using LIMS. A second seminar, titled "LIMS Supporting ISO 17025", will be presented at 5:40pm, on Monday 12th February and will demonstrate how LIMS can help laboratories achieve and maintain ISO 17025 accreditation for ultimate precision, accuracy and repeatability of results.

Finally, the "LIMS in the Petrochemical and Refinery Industry" seminar has been scheduled for Wednesday 14th February at 10:20am. This seminar will discuss the main challenges facing petrochemical and refinery organizations, such as automation of laboratory data capture and analysis and compliance with strict environmental regulations. The seminar will then demonstrate how deployment of a LIMS solution can help the petrochemical and refinery industry address those challenges.

ArabLab is the region's largest, most comprehensive exhibition for laboratory science and services. Thermo Fisher Scientific will be showcasing its complete Thermo Scientific informatics portfolio on booth # 283, Hall 8. Apart from a first-hand look at the latest products and technologies, visitors to the booth will also have the opportunity to meet with product specialists and discuss with them their specific needs and applications in order to make informed decisions on which solution best addresses their laboratory problems.

For more information please visit the following link http://www.thermo.com/com/cda/newsevents/events_detail/1,,20009,00.html

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

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