Vendor:PerkinElmer Inc.

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PerkinElmer Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Scientific technology
Headquarters 940 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Number of locations 370+
Area served Worldwide
Products
Website PerkinElmer.com

PerkinElmer Inc. manufacture environmental- and health-based products, including the development and distribution of laboratory informatics software solutions.


History

Acquisitions

In March 2011 PerkinElmer announced the purchase of CambridgeSoft Corporation, which now essentially acts as a subsidiary.[1] CambridgeSoft products like ChemBioOffice, ChemDraw, and ChemOffice, E-Notebook, and iLAB maintained their identities[2], while Workflow LIMS was seemingly phased out by the end of 2011[3], likely in favor of LABWORKS LIMS.

PerkinElmer completed the purchase of ArtusLabs, Inc. in the spring of 2011, acquiring with it the Ensemble ELN.[4] (Ensemble used to be a separate ELN[5]; however, it seems the Ensemble name was later taken for Perkin Elmer's new suite, with E-notebook taking the place of the Ensemble ELN.)

A few months later the company announced it had acquired Labtronics Inc. and its Nexxis ELN.[6]However, sometime after April 2013 PerkinElmer stopped offering the Nexxis ELN product.

Technology and products

Chromera, E-Notebook, iLAB, and LABWORKS

Chromera is a chromatography data management system (CDMS) that has been "developed keeping UHPLC specifically in mind, and can be configured for simultaneous multi-detector/multi-channel operation for the ultimate in sample analysis and component identification."[7] The software feature setup, integration, and reporting wizards; "real-time multichannel data processing"; instrument management; customizable visualizations; workflow management; and graphic visualization and development of methods.[8]

E-Notebook is an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) originally created by CambridgeSoft Corporation and now a core component of the Ensemble laboratory informatics suite of applications.[9] The ELN strives to "[enhance] personal productivity and [improve] data quality while at the same time protecting intellectual property and creating a shareable archive to foster collaboration and innovation."[10]

iLAB is a laboratory execution system that "provides QA/QC laboratories with a structured platform that eliminates paper while automating and controlling testing procedures." The system automates routine testing procedures, integrates with other software systems, and utilizes electronic worksheets "for investigations, audits or to demonstrate adherence to regulatory compliance requirements."[11]

LABWORKS is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) "that lets you choose the platforms, deployment models, and features that best serve your laboratory."[12]

The LABWORKS platform is divided into four solutions:

  • waterLIMS for water and wastewater
  • processLIMS for chemical and petrochemical
  • foodLIMS for food and beverage, nutrition analysis, and QC
  • greenLIMS for biofuels

Features

The following feature list(s) is/are derived solely from public, freely-available online information the vendor provides. A lack of a "Y" does not necessarily mean that the product doesn't have that feature. The lack of a "Y" could mean:
  • the vendor chose to not put relevant feature information online despite its existence in the product.
  • the vendor chooses to make the feature information available only to those who create an account or call/e-mail.
  • the feature information exists online to the public, but a URL could not be found to cite the existence of the feature.
  • the feature does not exist for the product.
A vendor's product may receive more confirmed features with the addition of more public information to the vendor's site and/or by providing a URL to a page or document that can act as a citation for the existence of the feature. Prospective buyers are highly recommended to contact the vendor directly to verify features as this list isn't authoritative, and product upgrades and changes happen rapidly in some cases.
Product: E-Notebook
Experiment, collaboration,
and data management
Chemical and/or mathematical drawing and calculation?Y[13]
Chemical and/or spectrum file support?Y[14]
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[15]
Data and trend analysis?Y[15]
Data and equipment sharing?Y[13]
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[10]
Configurable templates and forms?Y[10]
Query capability?Y[15]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?Y[10]
Document creation and/or management?
Lab and/or group management?Y[15]
Experiment management?Y[10]
Workflow management?Y[10]
Customer and supplier management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[10]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[10]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?
Electronic signatures?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[16]
Report printing?Y[14]
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?Y[15]
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[15]
Mobile device integration?
Third-party software integration?Y[10]
Alarms and/or alerts?
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Bookmarking?
Commenting?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biotechnology, chemical, cosmetic, food and beverage, life sciences, petrochemical, pharmaceutical
Product: LABWORKS
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[17]
Sample tracking?
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[17]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?Y[17]
Data and equipment sharing?Y[17]
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[17]
Inventory management?Y[18]
Document creation and/or management?Y[17]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[18]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?
QA / QC functions?Y[17]
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[17]
Chain of custody?
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[17]
Data encryption?
Version control?Y[17]
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[17]
Report printing?
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[17]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[18]
Modular?Y[12]
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[17]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[17]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[17]
Messaging?Y[18]
Multilingual?Y[17]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[17]
Online or integrated help?Y[19]
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
agriculture, environmental, food and beverage, manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical

Pricing

Pricing information used to be available for LABWORKS LIMS via the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). However, prices for this product no longer appear to be public through the GSA.

Demonstration videos and other media

Additional information

References

  1. ↑ "PerkinElmer agrees to buy CambridgeSoft". Boston.com. 24 March 2011. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/03/perkinelmer_agr_1.html. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Announcing CambridgeSoft from Perkin Elmer". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/pki/. Retrieved 17 April 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Enterprise Solutions - Workflow LIMS". PerkinElmer Inc. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20111118083039/http://www.cambridgesoft.com/solutions/details/?fid=189. Retrieved 17 April 2013. 
  4. ↑ "PerkinElmer Signs Agreement to Acquire CambridgeSoft Corporation and Completes Purchase of ArtusLabs, Inc.". PerkinElmer Inc. 24 March 2011. http://www.perkinelmer.com/AboutUs/PressRoom/PressReleaseDetails/ArticleId/69844. Retrieved 17 April 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Ensemble for life science : Overview". ArtusLabs, Inc. Archived from the original on 07 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130807054450/http://artuslabs.com/ensemble.html. Retrieved 10 September 2014. 
  6. ↑ "PerkinElmer Acquires Labtronics Inc.". PerkinElmer Inc. May 2011. http://www.labtronics.com/news/May11_PerkinElmer_Acquires_Labtronics.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Chromera Chromatography Data System (CDS) for LC". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.perkinelmer.com/Catalog/Category/ID/LC%20Chromatography%20Data%20Systems. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 
  8. ↑ "Powerful Tools Make It an Easy Road" (PDF). PerkinElmer Inc. 2010. http://www.perkinelmer.com/CMSResources/Images/44-73202BRO_ChromeraCDS.pdf. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 
  9. ↑ "Ensemble Overview". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/Ensemble/Default.aspx. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 "E-Notebook". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/Ensemble/E-notebook/. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  11. ↑ "iLAB Laboratory Execution System". PerkinElmer Inc. https://www.cambridgesoft.com/Ensemble_for_QA-QC/iLabLaboratoryExecutionSystem/. Retrieved 06 April 2016. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "E-Notebook for Chemistry". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/Ensemble_for_Chemistry/ENotebookforChemistry/Default.aspx. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Quick Start" (PDF). CambridgeSoft Corporation. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/literature/pdf/ENotebook_E.pdf. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 "E-Notebook for Biology". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/Ensemble_for_Biology/ENotebookforBiology/Default.aspx. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  16. ↑ "E-Notebook for Formulation". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.cambridgesoft.com/Ensemble_for_Formulations/ENotebookforFormulations/Default.aspx. Retrieved 18 April 2013. 
  17. ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 "LABWORKS Laboratory Information Management System" (PDF). PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.perkinelmer.com/PDFs/Downloads/BRO_LabworksLIMSBrochure.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2012. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "LABWORKS LIMS 6.0: Power and Configurability to Meet the Challenges of Today's Lab" (WMV). PerkinElmer Inc. 2007. http://www.perkinelmer.com/pages/010/labworks/media_library.xhtml. Retrieved 31 May 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Customer Benefits - Connect with Community". PerkinElmer Inc. http://www.perkinelmer.com/pages/010/labworks/Customers.xhtml. Retrieved 31 May 2012. 
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