HOPKINTON, Mass., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. , a veteran in the automation business for more than 25 years, today announced the formation of its Automation, Consulting, Engineering & Services (ACES) team to create customized, multi-vendor automation solutions. The ACES team includes engineers and scientists with deep experience in mechanical and electrical engineering, software development, assay development, automation and project management. The team will work with biotech, pharmaceutical and academic R&D laboratories to create solutions that leverage existing and new technology investments from multiple vendors via one Caliper-supported, integrated solution.
ACES is a first-of-its-kind initiative for Caliper as a major manufacturer of automation and liquid handling equipment. With consolidation among industry manufacturers and a decline in the number of integration firms, customers have faced increasingly limited options for integrating their new and existing automation technologies. At the same time, mergers in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry have resulted in volumes of excess, unused automation equipment. Other global manufacturers have generally rejected a vendor-neutral approach to integration, and smaller, regional companies are simply unable to supply the necessary support. Caliper stands alone in its ability to fulfill customers’ needs, simultaneously advancing its liquid handling and automation technologies while accommodating the reality of today’s laboratory.
“We believe ACES answers the growing market demand for a solutions-provider that can give a high level of strategic insight, in-depth technological expertise and ongoing training and support,” said Kevin Keras, Business Unit Manager, ACES, Caliper Life Sciences. “Not only will we build the best solution, but we’ll stand behind it with worldwide customer service and training, reinforcing our role as an industry leader with an impeccable track record.”
Very few systems providers can knowledgeably repurpose underutilized equipment in a way that delivers real value to customers. Moreover, customers’ increasingly specific research needs are driving requirements for highly-customized solutions that often involve systems from multiple vendors. Caliper addresses these requirements with a high level of scientific and automation expertise as well as a willingness to work with the most appropriate equipment, regardless of vendor. Caliper is also unique in its ability to provide the level of training and ongoing customer support that such solutions demand.
Caliper will be showcasing its ACES solutions at LabAutomation2008, January 27 - 29, 2008 in Palm Springs, California at booth #319.
About Caliper Life Sciences
Caliper Life Sciences is a premier provider of leading-edge technologies enabling researchers in the life sciences industry to create life-saving and enhancing medicines and diagnostic tests more quickly and efficiently. Caliper is aggressively innovating new technology to bridge the gap between in vitro assays and in vivo results and then translating those results into cures for human disease. Caliper’s portfolio of offerings includes state-of-the-art microfluidics, lab automation & liquid handling, optical imaging technologies, and discovery & development outsourcing solutions. For more information please visit http://www.caliperLS.com.
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Sciences, Inc., +1-781-684-0770, caliper@schwartz-pr.com
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