Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the signing of a partnership with Symyx Technologies to market and sell Symyx Notebook and Symyx Isentris decision support software.
The collaboration with Symyx is a key component of the company's recent launch of Thermo Scientific Connects.
By providing an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) as part of its end-to-end solutions, the company provides customers with a secure and efficient method of managing what has formerly been a manual and time-consuming process of recording research, documents and procedures in the laboratory.
The integration of an ELN allows more efficient use of laboratory resources and information, as well as consistent compliance with various regulatory requirements for documented processes, such as those defined by ISO, FDA or GLP.
The initial focus of the company's collaboration with Symyx will be to deliver integration between the Thermo Scientific Watson Lims and Symyx Notebook systems.
This solution will be designed to accelerate the design, execution, analysis, reporting and documentation of biological and bioanalytical workflows.
By sharing sample lists, results and reports, this solution is designed to reduce manual transcription and data manipulation that can result in time-consuming processes, laboratory errors and regulatory compliance issues.
In addition, the Symyx Isentris data access, analysis and decision support system will enable scientists to use corporate, commercial and local database information in an integrated, self-service research environment.
Subsequent programme phases will integrate the Symyx Notebook with other Thermo Scientific Lims designed to enhance workflow automation for other industrial settings such as oil and gas, chemicals, environmental, food and beverage, as well as pharmaceutical.
