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	On March 21, 2014, PDS announced it would be rebranding its PathData, ReproData, and ToxData products<ref name="ArchPDSProds">{{cite web \|url=http://pds-europe.com/products \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119160957/http://pds-europe.com/products \|title=Products - The PDS Product Suite \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> as an integrated modular software suite called Ascentos.<ref name="PDSRebrand">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/march212014.aspx \|title=PDS Set to Launch New Products and Branding at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ArchPDSHome">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910190827/http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|title=PDS - Home \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=10 September 2014 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> However, it's not clear if the modules function as stand-alone software like their predecessors or as dependent modules of the Ascentos platform.		On March 21, 2014, PDS announced it would be rebranding its PathData, ReproData, and ToxData products<ref name="ArchPDSProds">{{cite web \|url=http://pds-europe.com/products \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119160957/http://pds-europe.com/products \|title=Products - The PDS Product Suite \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> as an integrated modular software suite called Ascentos.<ref name="PDSRebrand">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/march212014.aspx \|title=PDS Set to Launch New Products and Branding at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ArchPDSHome">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910190827/http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|title=PDS - Home \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=10 September 2014 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> However, it's not clear if the modules function as stand-alone software like their predecessors or as dependent modules of the Ascentos platform.

	On September 1, 2021, [[Instem LSS Limited]] announced that it had acquired PDS. Noting that "PDS has been a direct competitor of Instem," and the desire "to concentrate our investment into a single line of products," in their press release<ref name="InstemPDS21">{{cite web \|url=https://www.instem.com/news/articles/0109-instem-acquires-PDS-life-sciences.php \|title=Instem Acquires PDS Life Sciences to Help Clients Bring Life Enhancing Products to Market Faster and More Efficiently \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|date=01 September 2021 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>, it is unsurprising that the Ascentos product of PDS is no longer showing on the website (as of 2023), and an "end-of-life policy" for Ascentos exists.<ref name="InstemEOLAsc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128234609/https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|title=Ascentos End-of-life Policy \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|archivedate=28 November 2023 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>		On September 1, 2021, [[Vendor:Instem LSS Limited\|Instem LSS Limited]] announced that it had acquired PDS. Noting that "PDS has been a direct competitor of Instem," and the desire "to concentrate our investment into a single line of products," in their press release<ref name="InstemPDS21">{{cite web \|url=https://www.instem.com/news/articles/0109-instem-acquires-PDS-life-sciences.php \|title=Instem Acquires PDS Life Sciences to Help Clients Bring Life Enhancing Products to Market Faster and More Efficiently \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|date=01 September 2021 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>, it is unsurprising that the Ascentos product of PDS is no longer showing on the website (as of 2023), and an "end-of-life policy" for Ascentos exists.<ref name="InstemEOLAsc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128234609/https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|title=Ascentos End-of-life Policy \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|archivedate=28 November 2023 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>

	==Technology and products==		==Technology and products==

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	\|defunct =		\|defunct = 01 September 2021<ref name="InstemPDS21" />
	\|location_city = Dürrenhübelstrasse 9, Pratteln, Basel		\|location_city = Dürrenhübelstrasse 9, Pratteln, Basel
	\|location_country = Switzerland		\|location_country = Switzerland
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	'''PDS Group Holding AG'''—doing business as '''PDS Life Sciences''' or '''PDS'''— ~~develops~~ and ~~distributes~~ [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions for businesses working in preclinical science.		'''PDS Group Holding AG'''—doing business as '''PDS Life Sciences''' or '''PDS'''— developed and distributed [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions for businesses working in preclinical science.

	==History==		==History==
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	On March 21, 2014, PDS announced it would be rebranding its PathData, ReproData, and ToxData products<ref name="ArchPDSProds">{{cite web \|url=http://pds-europe.com/products \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119160957/http://pds-europe.com/products \|title=Products - The PDS Product Suite \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> as an integrated modular software suite called Ascentos.<ref name="PDSRebrand">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/march212014.aspx \|title=PDS Set to Launch New Products and Branding at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ArchPDSHome">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910190827/http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|title=PDS - Home \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=10 September 2014 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> However, it's not clear if the modules function as stand-alone software like their predecessors or as dependent modules of the Ascentos platform.		On March 21, 2014, PDS announced it would be rebranding its PathData, ReproData, and ToxData products<ref name="ArchPDSProds">{{cite web \|url=http://pds-europe.com/products \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119160957/http://pds-europe.com/products \|title=Products - The PDS Product Suite \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> as an integrated modular software suite called Ascentos.<ref name="PDSRebrand">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/march212014.aspx \|title=PDS Set to Launch New Products and Branding at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ArchPDSHome">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910190827/http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|title=PDS - Home \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=10 September 2014 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> However, it's not clear if the modules function as stand-alone software like their predecessors or as dependent modules of the Ascentos platform.

			On September 1, 2021, [[Instem LSS Limited]] announced that it had acquired PDS. Noting that "PDS has been a direct competitor of Instem," and the desire "to concentrate our investment into a single line of products," in their press release<ref name="InstemPDS21">{{cite web \|url=https://www.instem.com/news/articles/0109-instem-acquires-PDS-life-sciences.php \|title=Instem Acquires PDS Life Sciences to Help Clients Bring Life Enhancing Products to Market Faster and More Efficiently \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|date=01 September 2021 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>, it is unsurprising that the Ascentos product of PDS is no longer showing on the website (as of 2023), and an "end-of-life policy" for Ascentos exists.<ref name="InstemEOLAsc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128234609/https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|title=Ascentos End-of-life Policy \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|archivedate=28 November 2023 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>

	==Technology and products==		==Technology and products==
	===Ascentos===		===Ascentos===
	Ascentos is a modular, [[Cloud computing\|cloud]]-based [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) for pre-clinical research and reporting for the life sciences and chemical industries.<ref name="PDSAscentos">{{cite web \|url=https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|~~title~~=~~Ascentos \|publisher=PDS Group Holding AG \|accessdate=23 October 2019}}<~~/~~ref>~~		Ascentos was a modular, [[Cloud computing\|cloud]]-based [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) for pre-clinical research and reporting for the life sciences and chemical industries.<ref name="PDSAscentos">{{cite web \|url=https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119084254/https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|title=Ascentos \|publisher=PDS Group Holding AG \|archivedate=19 January 2021 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>

	~~====Features====~~

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	~~\| sample_login_man~~ = ~~Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	\| ~~sample_track = Y<ref name~~=~~"PDSAscentos" />~~
	\| ~~sample_batch~~ =
	~~\| task_event_sched =~~
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	~~\| multiple_view =~~
	~~\| data_analysis =~~
	~~\| data_sharing =~~
	~~\| custom_fields =~~
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	~~\| data_linking_int =~~
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	~~\| eln_support =~~
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	~~\| data_warehouse =~~
	~~\| deadline_control =~~
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	~~\| project_task_man = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| inventory_man = Y~~<~~ref name="PDSAscentos"~~ />
	~~\| document_man =~~
	~~\| case_man =~~
	~~\| workflow_man = Y<~~ref ~~name="PDSAscentos" /~~>
	~~\| spec_man =~~
	~~\| customer_man =~~
	~~\| billing_man =~~

	~~\| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| qa_qc =~~
	~~\| performance_eval =~~
	~~\| audit_trail =~~
	~~\| chain_custody =~~
	~~\| roles_security =~~
	~~\| data_norm =~~
	~~\| data_val =~~
	~~\| data_encrypt =~~
	~~\| version_control =~~
	~~\| data_backup =~~
	~~\| enviro_monitoring =~~

	~~\| custom_reporting =~~
	~~\| report_printing = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| label_support = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| barcode_support = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| export_pdf =~~
	~~\| export_msword =~~
	~~\| export_htmlxml =~~
	~~\| fax_integration =~~
	~~\| email_integration =~~

	~~\| admin_manage = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| modular = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| mobile_device =~~
	~~\| alarms_alerts =~~
	~~\| work_timetrack =~~
	~~\| voice_rec =~~
	~~\| external_monitor =~~
	~~\| messaging =~~
	~~\| multilingual = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| network =~~
	~~\| web_client =~~
	~~\| online_help =~~
	~~\| saas_model = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| usage_cost =~~
	~~\| industries = chemical, life sciences~~
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	~~====Pricing====~~


	~~====Demonstration videos and other media====~~


	~~====Additional information====~~


	==References==		==References==
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	==Technology and products==		==Technology and products==

	===Ascentos===		===Ascentos===
			Ascentos is a [[Laboratory information system\|LIS]]-like software suite (marketed as a pre-clinical [[Laboratory information management system\|LIMS]]) "built to make laboratory information management as efficient as possible, so you can report information that drives insightful decisions."<ref name="AscAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|title=Ascentos Preclinical Software \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref> The suite has specialized modules for toxicology, toxicokinetics, developmental and reproductive science, pathology, and [[clinical pathology]]. Those modules are based off of PDS' previous offerings PathData, ReproData, and ToxData.<ref name="ArchPDSHome" /> Each module has a specialized set of features.
	Ascentos is a [[Laboratory information system\|LIS]]-like software suite (marketed as a pre-clinical [[Laboratory information management system\|LIMS]]) "built to make laboratory information management as efficient as possible, so you can report information that drives insightful decisions."<ref name="AscAbout">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos~~-preclinical-software.aspx~~ \|title=Ascentos Preclinical Software \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=~~10 September 2014~~}}</ref> The suite has specialized modules for toxicology, toxicokinetics, developmental and reproductive science, pathology, and [[clinical pathology]]. Those modules are based off of PDS' previous offerings PathData, ReproData, and ToxData.<ref name="ArchPDSHome" /> Each module has a specialized set of features.

	====Features====		====Features====
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	! colspan="2"\| Product: [~~http~~://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos~~-preclinical-software.aspx~~ Ascentos]		! colspan="2"\| Product: [https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos Ascentos]
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	\| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"\| {{Databox LISfeature		\| style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"\| {{Databox LISfeature
	\| sample_login_man = Y<ref name="~~AscCPath~~"~~>{{cite web \|url=http:~~/~~/www.pdslifesciences.com/clinical-pathology.aspx \|title=Ascentos - Clinical Pathology \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref~~>		\| sample_login_man = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| sample_track =		\| sample_track =
	\| sample_batch =		\| sample_batch =
	\| task_event_sched =		\| task_event_sched =
	\| manual_entry = Y<ref name="~~AscPath~~"~~>{{cite web \|url=http:~~/~~/www.pdslifesciences.com/pathology.aspx \|title=Ascentos - Pathology \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref~~>		\| manual_entry = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| multiple_view =		\| multiple_view =
	\| custom_temps_forms = Y<ref name="~~AscCPath~~" />		\| custom_temps_forms = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| data_analysis = Y<ref name="~~AscCPath~~" />		\| data_analysis = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| data_sharing =		\| data_sharing =
	\| data_mining =		\| data_mining =
	\| custom_fields = Y<ref name="~~AscCPath~~" />		\| custom_fields = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| query = Y<ref name="~~AscCPath~~" />		\| query = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| import_data =		\| import_data =
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	\| inventory_man =		\| inventory_man =
	\| doc_image_man = Y<ref name="~~AscPath~~" />		\| doc_image_man = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
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	\| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />		\| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| qa_qc = Y<ref name="~~AscCPath~~" />		\| qa_qc = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
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	\| data_encrypt =		\| data_encrypt =
	\| version_control = Y<ref name="~~AscPath~~" />		\| version_control = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| data_backup =		\| data_backup =
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	\| custom_reporting = Y<ref name="~~AscPath~~" />		\| custom_reporting = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />
	\| syn_reporting =		\| syn_reporting =
	\| report_printing = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />		\| report_printing = Y<ref name="AscAbout" />

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	\| industries = chemical, clinical research, contract services, pharmaceutical, public health and service		\| industries = chemical, clinical research, contract services, pharmaceutical, public health and service, toxicology
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	\|defunct =		\|defunct = 01 September 2021<ref name="InstemPDS21" />
	\|location_city = Dürrenhübelstrasse 9, Pratteln, Basel		\|location_city = Dürrenhübelstrasse 9, Pratteln, Basel
	\|location_country = Switzerland		\|location_country = Switzerland
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	'''PDS Group Holding AG'''—doing business as '''PDS Life Sciences''' or '''PDS'''— ~~develops~~ and ~~distributes~~ [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions for businesses working in preclinical science.		'''PDS Group Holding AG'''—doing business as '''PDS Life Sciences''' or '''PDS'''— developed and distributed [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions for businesses working in preclinical science.

	==History==		==History==
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	On March 21, 2014, PDS announced it would be rebranding its PathData, ReproData, and ToxData products<ref name="ArchPDSProds">{{cite web \|url=http://pds-europe.com/products \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119160957/http://pds-europe.com/products \|title=Products - The PDS Product Suite \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> as an integrated modular software suite called Ascentos.<ref name="PDSRebrand">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/march212014.aspx \|title=PDS Set to Launch New Products and Branding at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ArchPDSHome">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910190827/http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|title=PDS - Home \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=10 September 2014 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> However, it's not clear if the modules function as stand-alone software like their predecessors or as dependent modules of the Ascentos platform.		On March 21, 2014, PDS announced it would be rebranding its PathData, ReproData, and ToxData products<ref name="ArchPDSProds">{{cite web \|url=http://pds-europe.com/products \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119160957/http://pds-europe.com/products \|title=Products - The PDS Product Suite \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=19 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> as an integrated modular software suite called Ascentos.<ref name="PDSRebrand">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/march212014.aspx \|title=PDS Set to Launch New Products and Branding at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ArchPDSHome">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910190827/http://www.pdslifesciences.com/default.aspx \|title=PDS - Home \|publisher=Pathology Data Systems Ltd \|archivedate=10 September 2014 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> However, it's not clear if the modules function as stand-alone software like their predecessors or as dependent modules of the Ascentos platform.

			On September 1, 2021, [[Instem LSS Limited]] announced that it had acquired PDS. Noting that "PDS has been a direct competitor of Instem," and the desire "to concentrate our investment into a single line of products," in their press release<ref name="InstemPDS21">{{cite web \|url=https://www.instem.com/news/articles/0109-instem-acquires-PDS-life-sciences.php \|title=Instem Acquires PDS Life Sciences to Help Clients Bring Life Enhancing Products to Market Faster and More Efficiently \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|date=01 September 2021 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>, it is unsurprising that the Ascentos product of PDS is no longer showing on the website (as of 2023), and an "end-of-life policy" for Ascentos exists.<ref name="InstemEOLAsc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128234609/https://www.customercenter.instem.com/ascentos-end-of-life-policy/ \|title=Ascentos End-of-life Policy \|publisher=Instem LSS Limited \|archivedate=28 November 2023 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>

	==Technology and products==		==Technology and products==
	===Ascentos===		===Ascentos===
	Ascentos is a modular, [[Cloud computing\|cloud]]-based [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) for pre-clinical research and reporting for the life sciences and chemical industries.<ref name="PDSAscentos">{{cite web \|url=https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|~~title~~=~~Ascentos \|publisher=PDS Group Holding AG \|accessdate=23 October 2019}}<~~/~~ref>~~		Ascentos was a modular, [[Cloud computing\|cloud]]-based [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) for pre-clinical research and reporting for the life sciences and chemical industries.<ref name="PDSAscentos">{{cite web \|url=https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119084254/https://www.pdslifesciences.com/ascentos \|title=Ascentos \|publisher=PDS Group Holding AG \|archivedate=19 January 2021 \|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>

	~~====Features====~~

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	~~\| multiple_view =~~
	~~\| data_analysis =~~
	~~\| data_sharing =~~
	~~\| custom_fields =~~
	~~\| query =~~
	~~\| import_data =~~
	~~\| data_linking_int =~~
	~~\| data_linking_ext =~~
	~~\| eln_support =~~
	~~\| export_msexcel =~~
	~~\| export_raw =~~
	~~\| data_warehouse =~~
	~~\| deadline_control =~~
	~~\| production_control =~~
	~~\| project_task_man = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| inventory_man = Y~~<~~ref name="PDSAscentos"~~ />
	~~\| document_man =~~
	~~\| case_man =~~
	~~\| workflow_man = Y<~~ref ~~name="PDSAscentos" /~~>
	~~\| spec_man =~~
	~~\| customer_man =~~
	~~\| billing_man =~~

	~~\| reg_compliance = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| qa_qc =~~
	~~\| performance_eval =~~
	~~\| audit_trail =~~
	~~\| chain_custody =~~
	~~\| roles_security =~~
	~~\| data_norm =~~
	~~\| data_val =~~
	~~\| data_encrypt =~~
	~~\| version_control =~~
	~~\| data_backup =~~
	~~\| enviro_monitoring =~~

	~~\| custom_reporting =~~
	~~\| report_printing = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| label_support = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| barcode_support = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| export_pdf =~~
	~~\| export_msword =~~
	~~\| export_htmlxml =~~
	~~\| fax_integration =~~
	~~\| email_integration =~~

	~~\| admin_manage = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| modular = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| instrument_inter = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| mobile_device =~~
	~~\| alarms_alerts =~~
	~~\| work_timetrack =~~
	~~\| voice_rec =~~
	~~\| external_monitor =~~
	~~\| messaging =~~
	~~\| multilingual = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| network =~~
	~~\| web_client =~~
	~~\| online_help =~~
	~~\| saas_model = Y<ref name="PDSAscentos" />~~
	~~\| usage_cost =~~
	~~\| industries = chemical, life sciences~~
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	\|}

	~~====Pricing====~~


	~~====Demonstration videos and other media====~~


	~~====Additional information====~~


	==References==		==References==
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