Applied Biosystems Launches New LIMS

Applied Biosystems, an Applera Corporation business, has launched the SQL*LIMS Plug and Play Pharma Package, a new laboratory information management system (LIMS) to help pharmaceutical companies maintain regulatory compliance and decrease the cost of managing manufacturing operations.

The pre-configured and validated LIMS has been shown to reduce costs by up to 85% and to reduce deployment time by as much as 75%.

The SQL*LIMS Plug and Play Pharma Package has been designed as a complete system that integrates critical functions for drug manufacturing operations with computer hardware and an Oracle database for distribution across an enterprise.

Its pre-configured functionality allows system administrators to easily activate user definitions, security parameters, reporting templates and testing methods issued by national and international regulatory bodies.

The LIMS incorporates industry best practices and meets regulatory requirements.

Considerable time and expense are often spent in designing, customising and validating traditional LIMS, and this can significantly increase total costs.

Analysis conducted by Applied Biosystems indicates that a typical LIMS implementation takes approximately eight months, with most of that time spent configuring and validating the system.

The SQL*LIMS Plug and Play Pharma Package is specifically designed and validated for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, allowing customers to implement the system in as little as two months.