Applied Biosystems Expands Portfolio of Services for Mass Spectrometry Instrument Systems.New Offerings Include HPLC HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography. HPLC high performance liquid chromatography. HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography Lab instrumentation A highly sensitive analytic method in which analytes are placed Maintenance, Software Validation The certification that an information system has been implemented correctly and that it conforms to the functional specifications derived from the original requirements. Such validation is often performed by a third party consulting organization. Consulting and Remote System Diagnosis FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Applied Biosystems Applied Biosystems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ABIO) is the original name of a pioneer biotechnology company founded in 1981 in Foster City, California, among the Silicon Valley cities of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ), an Applera Corporation business, today announced three new value-added services for laboratories that are utilizing Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX mass spectrometry mass spectrometry or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. instrument systems as part of an overall workflow solution. These new services include: a maintenance program for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) systems manufactured by Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ; a software validation consulting service Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for laboratories operating in regulated environments; and an expanded Web-based solution for remote system monitoring A System Monitor (SM) is a process within a distributed system for collecting and storing state data. There are many issues involved with designing and implementing a system monitor. and diagnosis. These specialized services are being offered by Applied Biosystems to support its customers who are increasingly focused on maximizing system productivity, maintaining regulatory compliance and increasing overall return on their technology investments. The respective services are: * Agilent HPLC Repair Service: Applied Biosystems has entered into an agreement with Agilent Technologies to service HPLC instruments manufactured by Agilent in environments in which the two companies have mutual customers. HPLC instruments are often combined with Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX mass spectrometers to form a complete workflow solution for separating, identifying and quantifying compounds for analysis in high-throughput applications such as drug discovery. Under the terms of the agreement, Agilent will provide training, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and parts and documentation to Applied Biosystems field service engineers to support them in providing maintenance and repair on Agilent HP 1100 and 1200 Series HPLC instruments. With this new service, Applied Biosystems will serve as a single point of contact for the joint solution. * Analyst[R] Software Validation Support Service: The Analyst[R] Software Validation Support Service is conducted by Applied Biosystems Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to simplify the audit of mass spectrometry systems operating in regulated drug discovery and development applications. Analyst Software controls mass spectrometry systems and facilitates their secure operation and accuracy in data analysis and reporting. Auditing these systems to ensure they provide adequate records of who is operating them, what kinds of work is being conducted and whether data falls within acceptable thresholds is essential to maintaining regulatory compliance. * Smart Center Online: Smart Center Online is a service that expands the functionality of Applied Biosystems' Smart Services remote instrument monitoring solution. Working with Applied Biosystems Professional Services, mass spectrometry system administrators can utilize this service to create a customized Web-based portal for viewing detailed information about specific instruments. They also have the ability to monitor system alerts and alarms, access recent and archived performance reports, and interact with Applied Biosystems support specialists for advanced diagnostics. Smart Center Online is expected to further increase system up-time and reduce the costs associated with service visits by enabling support personnel to remotely diagnose existing and potential problems and determine the necessary course of action prior to making a site visit. Applied Biosystems is offering these value-added services in response to a growing number of customers who have indicated that direct original equipment manufacturer expertise is preferable in applications in which Applied Biosystems' instrument-based systems, consumables, and software are central to a complete workflow solution. Vimta Labs Limited, a global provider of contract research and testing services, employs technologies from a variety of manufacturers to meet the diverse needs of its global pharmaceutical manufacturing clients. The company chose to utilize the expertise of Applied Biosystems Global Services to validate Analyst Software on its Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX mass spectrometers rather than using other companies to perform the critical task. "We believe that Applied Biosystems is uniquely qualified to support our 13 Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX mass spectrometers because they possess specialized expertise that is only available from an original equipment manufacturer," said Dr. S Dr. Doctor. dr. dram. .P. Vasireddi, managing director at Vimta. "For example, the Analyst Software Validation Service dramatically reduced the complexity of our software validation effort and reduced the costs we would have incurred doing the work ourselves, or working through another service provider." Applied Biosystems Global Services provides a range of instrument maintenance plans and professional services to help its customers develop customized, application-specific solutions across basic biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. , commercial drug discovery research and standardized testing applications such as forensic human identification and environmental testing. "Our customers are increasingly asking for more than generic asset management services," said Mark P. Stevenson, executive vice-president for Applied Biosystems. "By expanding our portfolio of specialized service offerings, Applied Biosystems is providing complete workflow solutions, specific to their applications, to enable them to increase productivity and realize a greater return on their technology investments." For more information on Applied Biosystems Global Services and these new offerings please visit http://info.appliedbiosystems.com/services. About Applera Corporation and Applied Biosystems Applera Corporation consists of two operating groups. The Applied Biosystems Group serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Customers use these tools to analyze nucleic acids Nucleic acids The cellular molecules DNA and RNA that act as coded instructions for the production of proteins and are copied for transmission of inherited traits. (DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. and RNA RNA: see nucleic acid. RNA in full ribonucleic acid One of the two main types of nucleic acid (the other being DNA), which functions in cellular protein synthesis in all living cells and replaces DNA as the carrier of genetic ), small molecules, and proteins to make scientific discoveries and develop new pharmaceuticals. Applied Biosystems' products also serve the needs of some markets outside of life science research, which we refer to as "applied markets," such as the fields of: human identity testing (forensic and paternity testing paternity testing see parentage testing. ); biosecurity, which refers to products needed in response to the threat of biological terrorism Noun 1. biological terrorism - terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare bioterrorism act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are and other malicious, accidental, and natural biological dangers; and quality and safety testing, for example in food and the environment. Applied Biosystems is headquartered in Foster City, CA, and reported sales of approximately $2.1 billion during fiscal 2007. The Celera Group is primarily a molecular diagnostics business that is using proprietary genomics and proteomics discovery platforms to identify and validate novel diagnostic markers, and is developing diagnostic products based on these markers as well as other known markers. Celera maintains a strategic alliance with Abbott for the development and commercialization of molecular, or nucleic acid-based, diagnostic products, and it is also developing new diagnostic products outside of this alliance. Through its genomics and proteomics research efforts, Celera is also discovering and validating therapeutic targets, and it is seeking strategic partnerships to develop therapeutic products based on these discovered targets. Information about Applera Corporation, including reports and other information filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at http://www.applera.com, or by telephoning 800.762.6923. Information about Applied Biosystems is available at http://www.appliedbiosystems.com. Applied Biosystems Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking. These may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "should," "expect," and "planned," among others. These forward-looking statements are based on Applera Corporation's current expectations. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 provides a "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " for such forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, Applera Corporation notes that a variety of factors could cause actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to: (1) rapidly changing technology and dependence on the development and customer acceptance of new products; (2) sales dependent on customers' capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. policies and government-sponsored research; and (3) other factors that might be described from time to time in Applera Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Applera does not undertake any duty to update this information, including any forward-looking statements, unless required by law. For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Applera, Applied Biosystems, and AB (Design) are registered trademarks of Applera Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. Analyst is a registered trademark of Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX, a joint venture between Applera Corporation and MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there Inc. Copyright(c) 2007. Applera Corporation and MDS Inc. All rights reserved. |
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