Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world leader in serving science announced that it has acquired Core Informatics, which provides a leading cloud-based platform supporting scientific data management.
Core’s offerings will significantly enhance Thermo Fisher’s existing informatics solutions and complement its cloud platform, which supports the company’s genetic analysis, qPCR and proteomics systems.
Core’s capabilities include laboratory information management systems (LIMS), electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) technologies and scientific data management solutions (SDMS). The business also offers an Application Marketplace to speed deployment and increase value for customers across a broad range of industries and scientific workflows. Core Informatics’ state-of-the-art laboratory data-management solutions are used by leading biopharma, genomics and other scientific and industrial organizations.
“The scientific community is rapidly adopting cloud-based laboratory and scientific data management capabilities,” said Thomas Loewald, senior vice president and chief commercial officer, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Integrating the leading technologies of Core Informatics is part of our strategy to set the standard for digital science solutions, from life sciences discovery to applied markets and manufacturing.”
“We are thrilled to join the Thermo Fisher Scientific team to help accelerate the future of the digital lab,” said Josh Geballe, chief executive officer, Core Informatics. “We are excited to become part of the world leader in serving science and look forward to the additional benefits this will bring to our innovative clients and amazing team.”
About Core Informatics
Core Informatics partners with customers in biopharma, genomics, and other industries to deliver lab informatics solutions to derive more value and insight from their scientific data. Core Informatics provides the scalable and extensible Platform for Science that enables customers to quickly and easily build workflows to meet their specific needs and add capabilities as they grow. Based in Branford, Connecticut, Core Informatics has been recognized numerous times as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States and as one of Connecticut’s best places to work. For more information, please visit http://www.coreinformatics.com
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $18 billion and more than 55,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
Contact:
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Marcia Goff
marcia.goff@thermofisher.com
or
Core Informatics
Karen Velardi
kvelardi@coreinformatics.com
