Both names fold into parent Thermo Electron with immediate effect as part of global integration strategy
Thermo LabSystems and Thermo Galactic have announced that, with immediate effect and in line with the current Thermo Electron integration strategy, the LabSystems and Galactic names will cease to exist and the informatics business of Thermo Electron will trade simply as Thermo Electron.
The combined informatics organisation made its public debut under its new identity at Pittcon 2003.
This change brings together the skills and resources of two leading vendors in the global laboratory informatics marketplace.
Expertise in the development and support of desktop spectroscopy systems is combining with an impressive track record in Lims (laboratory information management systems), CDS (chromatography data systems) and solutions for long term data archival.
Development, support and marketing of Thermo's leading informatics products brands, including SampleManager Lims, Nautilus Lims, Atlas CDS (chromatography data system), eRecordManager data archival and knowledge management solution, and Grams A/I spectral data processing product will continue to be managed from the Altrincham, UK and Salem, New Hampshire facilities.
Commenting on the change, Marc Casper, president of the life and laboratory sciences sector of Thermo Electron stated: "In the last few years, Thermo Electron has made great progress in transforming itself from what was a disparate array of businesses into a single focused company.
This is giving us the ability to leverage the breadth of our technological and commercial capabilities to better meet our customers' needs.
It is significant that our informatics business is the first of our businesses to embrace the Thermo Electron brand in this way, given the role their products play in integrating so many of our customers' laboratory operations. We feel it will accelerate our goal of becoming the world's premier provider of products and services to the laboratory."
