ATL Joins Microsoft in BioIT Alliance

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leading supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and laboratory automation, is pleased to announce it has joined the Microsoft BioIT Alliance. The Microsoft BioIT Alliance brings together pharmaceutical, biotechnology, hardware and software industries to explore new ways to share complex biomedical data and collaborate among multi-disciplinary teams to expedite discovery in the life sciences. The Alliance also allows members to identify new technologies to overcome the challenges faced by life science companies like data integration, collaboration, and knowledge management that cannot be solved by any organization alone.
 
ATL’s flagship Sample Master® Pro LIMS platform is an ideal solution for laboratories in the biotechnology sector that have requirements around lot and batch management, reagent management, stability studies, quality assurance, full audit trail and integration with the latest scientific instrumentation.  Sample Master® LIMS also includes broad support for industry data integration standards that will open the door to exciting new collaboration opportunities with other members of the BioIT Alliance.
 
“ATL is excited to be a part of the BioIT Alliance.  The opportunity to collaborate with other innovative biotechnology and high technology companies towards the common goal of improving the quality of life for people around the world is definitely something we want to be part of”, said Dr. Christine Paszko, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, for ATL.
 
A recent example of ATL’s growth in the biotechnology sector is the recent announcement that ATL has entered into an exciting partnership with the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) to provide its Sample Master® Pro LIMS throughout its facilities at the North Carolina Research Campus. Sample Master® Pro LIMS has been selected as the exclusive LIMS provider for DHMRI to support all laboratories including Genomics, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy and NMR.  Sample Master® Pro LIMS will be used not only to manage data but to facilitate discovery by allowing the integration of data generated from separate core laboratories.
 
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) has been a leader in the LIMS industry for over fifteen years, pioneering Windows-based LIMS and automating laboratories one at a time. ATL prides itself on providing its clients with a total data management solution and a commitment to excellence in product quality, support and training. ATL has provided LIMS solutions for a number of fortune 500 firms in various industry segments including biotechnology, government, food and beverage, agriculture, environmental, commercial testing, industrial hygiene, materials testing and clinical. ATL is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and ISO 9001:2000 Certified firm, placing a strong emphasis on quality customer service and support.    For more information, please go to http://www.atlab.com .

Formed in 2006, the BioIT Alliance is a cross-industry group working to integrate science and technology in order to accelerate the pace of drug discovery and realize the potential of personalized medicine. Founding members include Accelrys Software Inc., Affymetrix, Inc., Agilent Technologies Inc., Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Applied Biosystems, The BioTeam Inc., Digipede Technologies LLC, Discovery Biosciences Corporation, Geospiza Inc., Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Illumina Inc., InterKnowlogy, Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems Inc., The Scripps Research Institute, VizX Labs LLC and other key companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, hardware and software industries. Additional information about the BioIT Alliance can be found on the BioIT Alliance Web site at http://www.bioitalliance.org .

Contact:
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
Ken Ochi
Phone: 1 (800) 565-LIMS (5467)
www.atlab.com