PerkinElmer Introduces LABWORKS™ LIMS 6.0 with New WorkflowArchitect™ For Greater Ease of Use, Flexibility

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today introduced LABWORKS™ LIMS 6.0, a scaleable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that will provide customers with improved flexibility, choice and control of their LIMS. This solution delivers a common architecture for both Web and console/client applications and will debut at the PerkinElmer Booth, 843, at PITTCON^® 2007.

“The LABWORKS LIMS new release is in response to customers’ needs for a tailored yet simpler and easier-to-use data management and control system that works within their company’s laboratory operations and enterprise,” said Robert Hudson, global director of sales and service for Enterprise Software Solutions. “We’ve leveraged our deep history and expertise in delivering effective LIMS solutions to provide customers with long-term data management solutions that can meet their needs for stability and control while at the same time providing flexibility to adapt to their ever-changing business environments.”

A key feature of the improved workflow management system is WorkflowArchitect™, a new graphical workflow editor designed to allow the user to easily tailor and test changes to the default LABWORKS workflow. Additional features include the updated LABWORKS Desktop providing an integrated real-time Desktop Messenger system to facilitate real-time communication and system notifications that are important for effective handling of routine and exceptional situations; an integrated Electronic Signature to assist labs in securing faster compliance and approvals; a ClickOnce Subscriber model that improves uniformity and lowers the cost to maintain the system by providing both functionality and ease-of-deployment; and new services for data integration enabling easier sharing of LABWORKS information within the laboratory and the larger enterprise.

Hudson noted that LIMS are most effective when the laboratory personnel who provide the content can recognize their own processes and terminology in the system. “While even the best-designed workflows will have points requiring human intervention, the integration of the WorkflowArchitect with both the new Desktop Messenger and Electronic Signature exemplify our understanding of and response to laboratory needs,” Hudson added.

LABWORKS LIMS is a particularly valuable tool for applications in the chemical, petrochemical, water and wastewater, agriculture, food and beverage and process control arenas, helping customers automate instrumentation, integrate laboratory processes and provide sample information management and quality control from scheduling through analysis and reporting.