Industry Leading LIMS System Used to Optimise Bioanalytical Testing

Global public health and safety organisation NSF International has expanded the use of Thermo Scientific™ Watson LIMS™, the industry’s leading bioanalytical LIMS, to its laboratory in Bristol, Connecticut. NSF International’s Health Sciences division is one of the largest international contract research organisations (CRO), with a network of laboratories throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

NSF International’s Bristol laboratory has upgraded its informatics platform by standardising on Watson LIMS to enhance reporting, improve efficiency and ensure data accuracy for its bioanalytical method development and validation services, enabling them to simplify compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).

Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS is a leading bioanalytical laboratory information management system that is relied upon by 19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and CROs worldwide. It brings critical time and cost savings to pharmaceutical companies and CROs involved in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) studies for drug discovery and development by reducing validation time and improving overall efficiency. Standardising on Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS ensures secure data transmissions, regulatory compliance, reliable audit trails and improved time-to-market.

“NSF International’s Health Sciences division has built a reputation for delivering technical expertise and consultancy across the full range of GMP and GLP analytical solutions,” said James R. Scull, PhD, Bristol Laboratory General Manager, NSF Health Sciences. “As a contract service provider to pharma, biotech and medical device customers, NSF has state-of-the-art laboratory management systems in all our laboratories worldwide.”

“Our Bristol laboratory needed an informatics platform that combined proven industry-specific performance with compatibility for reporting to FDA, DEA, and other regulatory agencies,” Scull added. “By standardising on Watson LIMS at our Bristol lab, we now have an automated method for sample management and greatly enhanced method validation, sample analysis and data management efficiencies with the rest of our labs worldwide.”