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LabWare
IndustrySoftware
FoundedWilmington, DE (1987 (1987))
FounderVance Kershner
Number of locations
15 locations in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia, India, Africa and Australia
ProductsLIM, ELN
Websitewww.labware.com/en

LabWare is a company that develops and implements software that automates laboratory operations, known in the industry as Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN). The company's international headquarters are in Wilmington, DE.

Company

Founded in 1987, LabWare has offices in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia, India, Africa and Australia, in 15 countries with customers in 90.[1][2][3] The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE, with a training facility at Oberod Estate, a French-style Chateau in Centreville, DE built for Jane du Pont Lunger.[4][5] Purchased and renovated by LabWare CEO Vance Karshner, Oberod occasionally loans its facilities to host events.[6][7] In 2008, LabWare became the world’s leading laboratory software company after surpassing Thermo Fisher Scientific.[8] The majority of its customers are Fortune 500 companies, with its largest clients in the pharmaceutical industry.[9][10] LabWare pharmaceutical clients include Wyeth, Schering Plough, Teva, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck, Sanofi Pasteur, Novartis, Zentiva, Hoffman La Roche, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Takeda, Genentech and Mylan Laboratories.[11]

They produce software for other industries as well, such as food and beverage, forensics, nuclear power, environmental and water testing.[3] Their food and beverage clients include British Sugar, Foster’s Brewery and Bakkavor.[12] Their software is also used worldwide to test for water, soil, food and air quality in the US, Ireland, Australia and South Africa.[13][14] The company's products satisfy the US Food and Drug Administrations electronic record-keeping regulations (21 CFR Part 11), which ensures that computer systems have a collection of controls to protect data within a system and ensure that all records are authentic, incorruptible and confidential when necessary.[15][16] They also have a "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" certification status, recognizing integration testing with SAP's ESOA Bundle 1.0 - Integration of Quality Management Systems, part of the SAP ECC 6.0 product suite.[17]

CEO

LabWare was founded in 1987 by Vance Kershner, who serves as the company's president and CEO.Cori Anne Natoli (January 13, 2013). "Centreville's LabWare now global leader in software for laboratory work". Delaware Online. Retrieved 25 September 2013. After graduating from the University of Delaware in 1978 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the, Kershner worked in the engineering department at DuPont for 13 years, he left to form his own company, taking on DuPont as LabWare's first client.[18] In addition to LabWare, Kershner owns and operates a 15,000-acre game farm in South Africa, and is a partner on Scrub Island, an $80 million resort project in the British Virgin Islands.[19][20] He is a trustee of the Delaware Art Museum.[21] He is also a partner in the restaurant Buckley’s Tavern in Centreville, DE.[22]

LIMS

LabWare creates Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).[23] A LIMS is a software solution to streamline workflow and automate laboratory processes.[24] Originally created to automate clerical activities involved in processing analytical results in a lab environment to improving accuracy and turnaround times, the systems have evolved to fully automate lab process and aid in the elimination of human error.[25] A LIMS can also be used to ensure that internal standards and government regulations are being followed in a lab.[26] LIMS are used in a wide range of lab settings, including forensics, pharmaceutical, food and beverage testing and chemical manufacturing laboratories.[27]

ELN

LabWare also develops Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN).[28] An ELN is a software solution intended to eliminate paper lab notebooks in favor of creating a digital version.[29] In addition to simply making a digital process out of a previously analog procedure, they add elements of functionality including searchability, simpler duplication function, and easier collaboration among multiple users.[30] An ELN also makes it easier for researchers to expand upon findings with the ability to add images and multimedia observations directly to the notebook.[31]

Awards

LabWare won the Scientific Computing and Instrumentation’s Readers’ Choice Award in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) category for nine consecutive years from 2000-2008.[32][33] LabWare LIMS won a Frost & Sullivan Product Quality Leadership Award in 2004, and the company won Frost and Sullivan's European Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Company of the Year Award in 2008.[34][35]

References

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  2. ^ "Contact Us". LabWare. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Centreville's LabWare | Delaware Technology Park". Deltechpark.org. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  4. ^ "Dock water softeners, water treatment in Delaware, water filters". Mwfontana.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  5. ^ "Mane Event for Reins of Life at former duPont estate". Dailylocal.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  6. ^ "New Trustees 2013 - Delaware Art Museum". Delart.org. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  7. ^ Wilmington. "MidAtlantic Wine and Food Festival at Labware Oberod in Wilmington, DE 03-07-2013". Americantowns.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  8. ^ "Centreville's LabWare | Delaware Technology Park". Deltechpark.org. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  9. ^ "LabWare, Inc. Profile on Environmental Expert". Environmental-expert.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  10. ^ "CEO Vance Kershner | Delaware Technology Park". Deltechpark.org. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  11. ^ "LabWare begins to reap the rewards for five years of investment in India - Express Pharma". Pharma.financialexpress.com. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  12. ^ "A taste for LIMS - DATA MANAGEMENT: FOOD AND BEVERAGE - Scientific Computing World". Scientific-computing.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  13. ^ "A clean bill of health - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - Scientific Computing World". Scientific-computing.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  14. ^ "The World Bank Regional Health Systems Strengthening TB and Laboratory Support Project: Report of Assessment Mission to Kenya, April 13-17, 2009" (PDF). Health Systems for Outcomes. April, 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Laboratory information faces a clinical trial - LIMS: LABWARE - Scientific Computing World". Scientific-computing.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  16. ^ "Introduction to 21 CFR 11". Ofni Systems. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  17. ^ "LIMS supplier earns SAP Certification Status - Scientific Computing World". Scientific-computing.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  18. ^ "Vance V. Kershner, President & CEO, LabWare, Inc" (PDF). Delaware Bio. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  19. ^ "Vance Kershner on Africa". YouTube. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  20. ^ "Contracts awarded for first phase of $80M Scrub Island development". Virgin Islands Daily News. July 31, 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  21. ^ "DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ELECTS FOUR NEW TRUSTEES" (PDF). The Delaware Art Museum. May 20, 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  22. ^ "Buckley's Tavern Opens in Centreville, Delaware: Restaurant Review - Delaware Today - January 2013 - Delaware". Delaware Today. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  23. ^ "LabWare - LIMS - Laboratory Information Management System by LabWare, Inc". Environmental-expert.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  24. ^ "What is a LIMS?". Twofold-software.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  25. ^ Dr Alan McLelland. "What is a LIMS - a laboratory toy, or a critical IT component?" (PDF). Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  26. ^ "LIMS by LABVANTAGE | LIMS Software & LIMS Solutions". Labvantage.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  27. ^ "Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) ­ Thermo Scientific". Thermoscientific.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25. {{cite web}}: soft hyphen character in |title= at position 50 (help)
  28. ^ "LabWare, Inc. LabWare ELN Reviews, Pricing, Demos". Jazdlifesciences.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  29. ^ jobs (2012-01-25). "Going paperless: The digital lab : Nature News & Comment". Nature.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  30. ^ October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31). "What is an ELN?". Irisnote.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ Bedford, Erin (2013-08-22). "Electronic Lab Notebooks". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  32. ^ Celia Johnson (2007-07-24). "LabWare wins award | Food Magazine". Foodmag.com.au. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  33. ^ 7 August 2008 (2008-08-07). "LabWare wins Gold Lims award for ninth time | Product Story". Laboratorytalk. Retrieved 2013-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ^ "Frost & Sullivan Identifies LabWare's Product Quality Leadership in LIMS". Frost.com. 2004-03-29. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  35. ^ "LabWare LIMS Wins Prestigious Award From Frost and Sullivan - May 11 2009 06:50 PM - LabWare LIMS". Labmate Online. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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