Perkin Elmer Acquires Key ELN Solutions Provider

Perkin Elmer, Inc, acquired Labtronics, Inc an Ontario, anada-based company providing procedures-based Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) solutions for laboratories performing routine analysis in multiple industries. This follows the recent purchase of informatics companies CambridgeSoft and ArtusLabs by PerkinElmer, both announced in March. “We welcome the addition of Labtronics to PerkinElmer’s growing portfolio of informatics and software solutions for laboratory environments, as we enhance the Company’s strategic focus on enterprise-wide knowledge sharing and access,” said Dusty Tenney, President, Analytical Sciences and Laboratory Services, PerkinElmer, Inc: “This acquisition successfully positions PerkinElmer as the only echnology provider able to deploy an optimised ELN solution across a global customer’s entire value chain, from research to manufacturing.” He added: “The acquisition presents strong synergies with our OneSource® Laboratory Services portfolio providing enterpriselevel solutions that foster long term partnerships

with customers.”