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“STARLIMS Academy”
Established, to provide In-depth LIMS Technical Training for
Employees, Customers and Partners
The new program to be directed by Dr. Simon Wood, a leading
authority on LIMS implementation
Hollywood, Florida. (May 8, 2006) – STARLIMS Corporation, a
leading global vendor of LIMS (laboratory information management
systems), announced today that it has established “STARLIMS
Academy”, an international technical training program designed for
STARLIMS employees, users and partners.
Jeff Ferguson, COO of STARLIMS, explained that, “STARLIMS Academy
was created to support our rapidly growing customer base, while also
facilitating the establishment of new partnerships. The aim is to
ensure the consistency and excellence of all consultancy and
implementation work, enabling our customers to maximize and protect
the long-term benefits of their STARLIMS investments. STARLIMS
customers will be fully confident, knowing that all work done by
certified STARLIMS professionals will meet the required standards.”
 LIMS Training Acadamy
To head STARLIMS Academy, STARLIMS hired Dr. Simon Wood, a leading
authority in laboratory informatics. Dr. Wood’s experience includes
creating the LIMS industry’s largest consultancy, implementation and
support team. “We are delighted to report that Dr. Simon Wood will
direct this new training program,” said Ferguson. “He is the ideal
candidate for the position: a born teacher as well as a renowned
expert in full-cycle LIMS implementation. I am certain that under
his direction, STARLIMS Academy will be an exceptionally effective
training ground.” 
Dr. Simon Wood has over 15 years experience in the implementation of
business-critical IT systems in the area of laboratory
informatics,
as well as extensive experience in LIMS implementation, support and
training at both the technical and management level. In his position
as Global Services Manager of Thermo LabSystems, he was responsible
for creating the industry’s largest global LIMS implementation
organization, employing 100 people.
LIMS Training for STARLIMS V10
Dr Wood said, “This is an extremely exciting time to be joining the
STARLIMS organization. The recent release of STARLIMS V10, the
entirely Web-based LIMS, is a major advance in the LIMS industry.
However, to completely meet the needs of our customers, such
technological advances must be supported by effective professional
services. The establishment of the STARLIMS Academy is a major step
in ensuring that we continue to provide a world-class service to
support our world-class products.”
Dr. Wood has worked with a multitude of customers across a broad
spectrum of industries—in both regulated and non-regulated
environments—to help ensure successful implementation of their LIMS.
Prior to joining STARLIMS, Simon was with Labformatics Ltd, a
consultancy specializing in laboratory and laboratory informatics
performance management and improvement. He is a Prince2 Project
Management Certified Practitioner and has written and presented
numerous papers on the subjects of system implementation,
applications support and laboratory IT project performance
measurement.
About STARLIMS Corporation
STARLIMS Corporation is a leading global provider of laboratory
information management systems (LIMS). Full-featured and highly
flexible, STARLIMS solutions deliver complete traceability leading
to regulatory compliance, without compromising process versatility.
STARLIMS Corporation has a 20-year track record of future-proofing
its customers’ investments, be they new LIMS implementations conversions of legacy systems
or LIMS Training opportunities. The company’s global customer
base includes organizations in the public health, pharmaceutical,
forensic, chemical, food and beverage, environmental and
petrochemical industries. For more information, please see
www.starlims.com |
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