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LabWare

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LabWare, Inc.
IndustrySoftware
FoundedWilmington, Delaware (1987 (1987))
FounderVance Kershner
Headquarters
Wilmington, Delaware
,
United States
Number of locations
25
Products
Websitelabware.com

LabWare, Inc. is an American developer of laboratory informatics software, such as laboratory information management systems, electronic laboratory notebooks and laboratory data analytics. It is a Delaware corporation, with offices in Wilmington, Delaware.

History

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The company was founded in 1987 by Vance Kershner, who is president and CEO.[1][2] It has offices in 25 countries, with customers in ninety.[3][4][5] The head office is in Wilmington, Delaware, with a training facility at Oberod Estate in Centreville.[6][7]

Pharmaceutical clients include Wyeth, Teva, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck, and Bristol Myers Squibb;[8] other users are in the food and beverage, forensics, nuclear power, environmental and water testing industries.[9] The software is used to test for water, soil, food and air quality in the United States, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa.[10][11] In 2021, CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services (CTI), a global, full-service contract research organization (CRO) announced their partnership with LabWare.[12]

Körber, a global technology company, and LabWare announced in 2023 the integration of LabWare LIMS and Körber's manufacturing execution system, PAS-X, for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry.[13]

LabWare uses Visual Smalltalk Enterprise to develop its products and in October 2014, LabWare joined the Pharo Consortium.[14] In January 2024, the Cuis Smalltalk community announced that Labware supports their efforts. [15]

Acquisitions

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In March 2022, LabWare acquired CompassRed, a data analytics firm.[16][17]

Awards

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LabWare won the Scientific Computing and Instrumentation’s Readers’ Choice Award in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) category each year between 2000 and 2008.[18][19] 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.[20][21] In 2016, LabWare was honored by the Delaware Bioscience Association as their company of the year.[22] MYTECHMAG added LabWare to their list of Top Oil & Gas Tech Solution Providers in 2021.[23] The Center for Business Analytics at Drexel University LeBow College of Business recognized LabWare as an honoree of the 2023 Drexel LeBow Analytics 50 Awards.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Natoli, Cori Anne (January 13, 2013). "Centreville's LabWare now global leader in software for laboratory work". Delaware Online. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ Stephanie (2023-03-28). "Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Announces Vance Kershner as 2023 Freedom Award Recipient". Pete Dupont Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "LabWare, Inc". LIMSWiki. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". LabWare. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Centreville's LabWare | Delaware Technology Park". Deltechpark.org. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  6. ^ "Dock water softeners, water treatment in Delaware, water filters". Mwfontana.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  7. ^ "Mane Event for Reins of Life at former duPont estate". Dailylocal.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "A taste for LIMS - DATA MANAGEMENT: FOOD AND BEVERAGE - Scientific Computing World". Scientific-computing.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  10. ^ "A clean bill of health - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - Scientific Computing World". Scientific-computing.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "CTI Partners With LabWare For LIMS In Expanded Global Laboratory Services". www.ctifacts.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  13. ^ "Körber and LabWare lead the way with seamless MES-LIMS integration in the pharma and biopharma industry". www.koerber-pharma.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  14. ^ "New Gold Member LabWare". Pharo Smalltalk Developers. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  15. ^ Vuletich, Juan. "Meetings archive". Cuis-Smalltalk community. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ^ "LabWare acquires data firm CompassRed". Delaware Business Times. March 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  17. ^ "LabWare Holdings to Acquire Data Analytics Company CompassRed - Establishing LabWare Data Analytics - Delaware BioScience Association". www.delawarebio.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  18. ^ Johnson, Celia (2007-07-24). "LabWare wins award | Food Magazine". Foodmag.com.au. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  19. ^ "LabWare wins Gold Lims award for ninth time | Product Story". Laboratorytalk. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  20. ^ "Frost & Sullivan Identifies LabWare's Product Quality Leadership in LIMS". Frost.com. 2004-03-29. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Goss, Scott. "LabWare wins Delaware Bio company of the year honor". The News Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  23. ^ Stewart, Michael (2021-04-26). "Top Oil And Gas Solution Providers In Tech". MYTECHMAG. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  24. ^ "LabWare | Drexel University's LeBow College of Business". www.lebow.drexel.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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