Starlims Technologies has announced that it has been selected by a leading biotechnology company for a multi-site project.
The contract value is approximately USD4m (GBP2.8m), which includes licenses for the company's web-based Starlims software, initial consulting and professional services and first-year maintenance.
Starlims's web-based laboratory information management system (Lims) will replace the first-generation Lims currently in use in the customer's laboratories.
The Starlims solution, which will be implemented at the customer's quality assurance/quality control laboratories in the US, Europe and Asia, will also provide scientific data management (SDMS) capabilities and electronic laboratory notebook functionality (ELN).
The customer plans to leverage Starlims's web-based capabilities and integrated laboratory informatics functionalities to reduce the number of interfaces it needs, reduce maintenance overheads, and facilitate process harmonisation.
All authorised users will access the same central Starlims system via the web, enabling the customer to create an environment where laboratory processes are standardised across geographically dispersed sites.
The project will be the first major implementation of Starlims ELN, a software solution designed to replace paper notebooks, which are still in widespread use in quality assurance and quality control laboratories.
The Starlims ELN is designed to map and digitally enforce processes defined in standard operating procedures (SOP), ensuring that the most current SOPs are adhered to at all times and providing the process traceability needed in regulated industries.
