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|company_name      =  '''ChemWare, Inc.'''
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|location_city    =  900 Ridgefield Dr., Suite 150, Raleigh, North Carolina
|location_city    =  8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 160, Raleigh, North Carolina
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'''ChemWare, Inc.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
'''HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC''' developed and distributed [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
 
==History==
==History==
HORIZON Lab Systems was originally founded as ChemWare, Inc. in 1987, making its first commercial release of HORIZON LIMS in 1991.<ref name="CWAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424134323/http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx |title=ChemWare > Corporate > About ChemWare |publisher=ChemWare, Inc |archivedate=21 April 2013 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> In early 2004, the company won the Technology Quality Leadership Award from market research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan.<ref name="CWFSAward">{{cite web |url=http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release-print.pag?docid=10734663 |archiveurl=https://www.limsforum.com/chemware-inc-receives-the-2004-frost-amp-sullivan-award-for-technology-quality-leadership/48207/ |title=ChemWare, Inc. Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Quality Leadership |publisher=Frost & Sullivan |date=02 March 2004 |archivedate=07 March 2004 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> ChemWare was acquired by New Resources Companies in early 2012, though ChemWare was allowed to continue to operate as an independent company.<ref name="CWNRCBuy">{{cite web |url=http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514074608/http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561 |title=New Resources Companies Acquire ChemWare |publisher=New Resources Consulting, LLC |date=02 January 2012 |archivedate=14 May 2013 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref>


ChemWare was acquired again in January 2014 by the Dohmen Company, which also acquired Red Arrow Labs and Clinical Path Consulting.<ref name="KirchenDohmen14">{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/03/dohmen-acquires-two-milwaukee-firms.html |title=Dohmen acquires two Milwaukee firms |author=Kirchen, R. |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals, Inc |date=03 January 2014 |accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref> ChemWare operated as a subsidiary of Dohmen (as ChemWare, LLC), though at some unknown point, ChemWare's HORIZON software was transferred to Dohmen's acquired [[Red Arrow Labs, LLC]], which appeared to be developing it in the late 2010s.<ref name="HorizonAboutArch">{{cite web |url=http://horizonlims.com/about/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175706/http://horizonlims.com/about/ |title=About: Who We Are |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |archivedate=24 August 2017 |accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref>


In roughly 2019 (time frame isn't fully clear), Red Arrow Labs was dissolved, ChemWare resumed development of HORIZON LIMS, and ChemWare changed its name to HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC, though it still operated as an affiliate of Dohmen (source: personal communications, Robert Benz).


==Technology and products==
On January 5, 2022, [[Vendor:CliniSys Group Limited|CliniSys Group Limited]] announced that it was acquiring HORIZON and its [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS), adding that "[t]he acquisition extends CliniSys’ laboratory testing, diagnostics, and management capabilities further into the public health sector and related markets, such as environmental, water quality testing, public health, toxicology, and agricultural testing."<ref name="CliniSysAcqui22">{{cite web |url=https://www.clinisysgroup.com/uk/en/news/clinisys-acquires-horizon-lab-systems/ |title=Clini‎Sys acquires HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC a leading laboratory information management system (LIMS) provider |publisher=CliniSys Group Limited |date=05 January 2022}}</ref> Nearly two weeks later, CliniSys announced it and HORIZON would combine with [[Vendor:Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.|Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.]]<ref name="SQCliniSyst22">{{cite web |url=https://www.sunquestinfo.com/news-and-press/clinisys-acquires-horizon-lab-systems-and-combines-with-sunquest-information-systems/ |title=News & PressCliniSys Acquires HORIZON Lab Systems And Combines With Sunquest Information Systems CliniSys acquires HORIZON Lab Systems and combines with Sunquest Information Systems to create one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to diagnostics and laboratory informatics |publisher=Sunquest Information Systems, Inc |date=18 January 2022 |accessdate=26 March 2022}}</ref>, which CliniSys parent Roper Technologies acquired in 2016.<ref name="CSAcqFinal">{{cite web |url=http://www.clinisysgroup.com/international/news-and-events/news/2016/roper-acquires-clinisys/ |title=Roper Technologies Acquires CliniSys |publisher=CliniSys |date=26 January 2016 |accessdate=26 March 2022}}</ref> It was further reported that HORIZON LIMS may combine with Sunquest's LIS, Sunquest Laboratory. The same report suggested that "[t]he expanded firm will be known by the CliniSys name, although it’s possible that Sunquest will keep its branded product line."<ref name="MichellLIS22">{{cite web |url=https://www.darkintelligencegroup.com/the-dark-report/laboratory-information-systems/lis-market-will-change-after-oracle-clinisys-deals/ |title=LIS Market Will Change After Oracle, CliniSys Deals |author=Michel, R. |work=Dark Report |date=31 January 2022 |accessdate=26 March 2022}}</ref>


===HORIZON Central===
On October 3, 2022, HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC was officially merged into the new entity [[Vendor:CliniSys, Inc.|CliniSys, Inc.]], which was formerly known as Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.<ref name="NCHorizonMerge22" />


HORIZON Central is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "with all the built-in functionality needed by the most highly automated laboratories in the environmental and human health and safety sectors."<ref name=HORIZONHome>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.chemware.com/Products/HORIZONCentral.aspx |title=HORIZON Central |publisher=ChemWare, Inc. |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
On October 4, 2022, CliniSys Group Limited announced the completion of "the combination of Sunquest Information Systems, HORIZON Lab Systems, and Apollo LIMS under its singular brand."<ref name="CSCompl22">{{cite web |url=https://www.clinisys.com/uk/en/news/clinisys-completes-combination-of-sunquest-horizon-and-apollolims-businesses/ |title=Clinisys completes combination of Sunquest, HORIZON and ApolloLIMS businesses |publisher=CliniSys Group Limited |date=04 October 2022 |accessdate=04 October 2022}}</ref> HORIZON LIMS appears to have become the base software for the Clinisys Laboratory Platform as a result.<ref name="ClinisysHorizonHist">{{cite web |url=https://www.clinisys.com/us/en/history/horizon-lims/ |title=HORIZON LIMS - Lab Management Software |publisher=CliniSys, Inc |accessdate=24 January 2023}}</ref>


====Features====
==Technology and products==
 
===HORIZON LIMS===
{{Ombox productfeature}}
HORIZON LIMS was a LIMS described as "an efficient, configurable, secure and cost-effective solution to transform your lab."<ref name="HORIZONOfferings">{{cite web |url=https://horizonlims.com/offerings/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920181458/https://horizonlims.com/offerings/ |title=Offerings: Transform Your Lab |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |archivedate=20 September 2022 |accessdate=24 January 2023}}</ref> The software could be installed locally or hosted via the [[SaaS]] distribution model.<ref name="HORIZONDelivery">{{cite web |url=https://horizonlims.com/delivery/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920181458/https://horizonlims.com/delivery/ |title=Delivery: Your System Your Way |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |archivedate=20 September 2022 |accessdate=24 January 2023}}</ref> The software was designed to adress the needs of multiple industries, including agriculture, cannabis, clinical diagnostics, environmental, public health, toxicology, and utilities fields.
 
 
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|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.chemware.com/Products/HORIZONCentral.aspx HORIZON]
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
|-  
  | Sample login and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Option for manual result entry?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multiple data viewing methods?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Data and trend analysis?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Data and equipment sharing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customizable fields and/or interface?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Import data?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Internal file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[ELN]] support or integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export data to MS Excel?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export raw date?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data warehouse?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Deadline control?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Production control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Project and/or task management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
|-
  | Regulatory compliance?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Data encryption?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Version control?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Automatic data backup?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Environmental monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Reporting, Labeling, and Printing
|-
  | Custom reporting?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to HTML and/or XML?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Fax integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Email integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
|-
  | Administrator management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Modular?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Instrument interfacing and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|  
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=HORIZONHome />
|-
  | [[SaaS]] delivery option?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Usage-based cost?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
|-
  |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| clinical research, energy, environmental,<br />manufacturing and R&D, public health and service
|-
|}
 
====Pricing====
 
 
====Additional information====


See [[Vendor:CliniSys, Inc.|CliniSys, Inc.]] for more on the Clinisys Laboratory Platform, which is the former HORIZON LIMS software.<ref name="ClinisysHorizonHist" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 4 April 2024

HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC
Former type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Professional services
Fate Merged
Successor CliniSys, Inc.
Defunct 03 October 2022[1]
Headquarters 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 160, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations 1
Area served U.S.
Products HORIZON LIMS
Employees 30+
Website horizonlims.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizonlabsystems/

HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC developed and distributed laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

HORIZON Lab Systems was originally founded as ChemWare, Inc. in 1987, making its first commercial release of HORIZON LIMS in 1991.[2] In early 2004, the company won the Technology Quality Leadership Award from market research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan.[3] ChemWare was acquired by New Resources Companies in early 2012, though ChemWare was allowed to continue to operate as an independent company.[4]

ChemWare was acquired again in January 2014 by the Dohmen Company, which also acquired Red Arrow Labs and Clinical Path Consulting.[5] ChemWare operated as a subsidiary of Dohmen (as ChemWare, LLC), though at some unknown point, ChemWare's HORIZON software was transferred to Dohmen's acquired Red Arrow Labs, LLC, which appeared to be developing it in the late 2010s.[6]

In roughly 2019 (time frame isn't fully clear), Red Arrow Labs was dissolved, ChemWare resumed development of HORIZON LIMS, and ChemWare changed its name to HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC, though it still operated as an affiliate of Dohmen (source: personal communications, Robert Benz).

On January 5, 2022, CliniSys Group Limited announced that it was acquiring HORIZON and its laboratory information management system (LIMS), adding that "[t]he acquisition extends CliniSys’ laboratory testing, diagnostics, and management capabilities further into the public health sector and related markets, such as environmental, water quality testing, public health, toxicology, and agricultural testing."[7] Nearly two weeks later, CliniSys announced it and HORIZON would combine with Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.[8], which CliniSys parent Roper Technologies acquired in 2016.[9] It was further reported that HORIZON LIMS may combine with Sunquest's LIS, Sunquest Laboratory. The same report suggested that "[t]he expanded firm will be known by the CliniSys name, although it’s possible that Sunquest will keep its branded product line."[10]

On October 3, 2022, HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC was officially merged into the new entity CliniSys, Inc., which was formerly known as Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.[1]

On October 4, 2022, CliniSys Group Limited announced the completion of "the combination of Sunquest Information Systems, HORIZON Lab Systems, and Apollo LIMS under its singular brand."[11] HORIZON LIMS appears to have become the base software for the Clinisys Laboratory Platform as a result.[12]

Technology and products

HORIZON LIMS

HORIZON LIMS was a LIMS described as "an efficient, configurable, secure and cost-effective solution to transform your lab."[13] The software could be installed locally or hosted via the SaaS distribution model.[14] The software was designed to adress the needs of multiple industries, including agriculture, cannabis, clinical diagnostics, environmental, public health, toxicology, and utilities fields.

See CliniSys, Inc. for more on the Clinisys Laboratory Platform, which is the former HORIZON LIMS software.[12]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "C202233400616 Statement of Merger - CliniSys, Inc" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. 2 November 2022. https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_69576416_0374436a36bd4f6db61ec53740bfbe47. Retrieved 24 January 2023. 
  2. "ChemWare > Corporate > About ChemWare". ChemWare, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130424134323/http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 
  3. "ChemWare, Inc. Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Quality Leadership". Frost & Sullivan. 2 March 2004. Archived from the original on 07 March 2004. https://www.limsforum.com/chemware-inc-receives-the-2004-frost-amp-sullivan-award-for-technology-quality-leadership/48207/. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 
  4. "New Resources Companies Acquire ChemWare". New Resources Consulting, LLC. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514074608/http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 
  5. Kirchen, R. (3 January 2014). "Dohmen acquires two Milwaukee firms". Milwaukee Business Journal. American City Business Journals, Inc. https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/03/dohmen-acquires-two-milwaukee-firms.html. Retrieved 24 August 2017. 
  6. "About: Who We Are". Red Arrow Labs, LLC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175706/http://horizonlims.com/about/. Retrieved 24 August 2017. 
  7. "Clini‎Sys acquires HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC a leading laboratory information management system (LIMS) provider". CliniSys Group Limited. 5 January 2022. https://www.clinisysgroup.com/uk/en/news/clinisys-acquires-horizon-lab-systems/. 
  8. "News & PressCliniSys Acquires HORIZON Lab Systems And Combines With Sunquest Information Systems CliniSys acquires HORIZON Lab Systems and combines with Sunquest Information Systems to create one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to diagnostics and laboratory informatics". Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. 18 January 2022. https://www.sunquestinfo.com/news-and-press/clinisys-acquires-horizon-lab-systems-and-combines-with-sunquest-information-systems/. Retrieved 26 March 2022. 
  9. "Roper Technologies Acquires CliniSys". CliniSys. 26 January 2016. http://www.clinisysgroup.com/international/news-and-events/news/2016/roper-acquires-clinisys/. Retrieved 26 March 2022. 
  10. Michel, R. (31 January 2022). "LIS Market Will Change After Oracle, CliniSys Deals". Dark Report. https://www.darkintelligencegroup.com/the-dark-report/laboratory-information-systems/lis-market-will-change-after-oracle-clinisys-deals/. Retrieved 26 March 2022. 
  11. "Clinisys completes combination of Sunquest, HORIZON and ApolloLIMS businesses". CliniSys Group Limited. 4 October 2022. https://www.clinisys.com/uk/en/news/clinisys-completes-combination-of-sunquest-horizon-and-apollolims-businesses/. Retrieved 04 October 2022. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "HORIZON LIMS - Lab Management Software". CliniSys, Inc. https://www.clinisys.com/us/en/history/horizon-lims/. Retrieved 24 January 2023. 
  13. "Offerings: Transform Your Lab". Red Arrow Labs, LLC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920181458/https://horizonlims.com/offerings/. Retrieved 24 January 2023. 
  14. "Delivery: Your System Your Way". Red Arrow Labs, LLC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920181458/https://horizonlims.com/delivery/. Retrieved 24 January 2023.