LabVantage Completes Acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation's SQL*LIMS Business

LabVantage Solutions, Inc. (Bridgewater, New Jersey) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation's SQL*LIMS business, uniting the premier thin-client LIMS with a significant global footprint of experienced LIMS professionals. Further, LabVantage highlighted that Pat Pijanowski, former General Manager of the SQL*LIMS business, has joined LabVantage as its Chief Operating Officer.

"Merging the LabVantage and SQL*LIMS teams together creates a global presence that is unparalleled in the industry," says Jim Aurelio, President & CEO of LabVantage. "With more than 250 dedicated LIMS employees around the world, plus an extensive partner network, LabVantage is uniquely positioned to meet the laboratory informatics needs of its customers," he added.

With almost all of the SQL*LIMS employees transferring to LabVantage, SQL*LIMS customers can rest assured that their investment in SQL*LIMS will be well-protected. LabVantage will continue to support SQL*LIMS in accordance with the current SQL*LIMS product support matrix. Further, LabVantage will continue to implement and sell the SQL*LIMS product to address the needs of those customers to which it is best suited.