Altrincham, UK and Portland, OR—Thermo LabSystems and Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA) announced today that they have established a world-wide OEM agreement. This agreement allows Thermo LabSystems to offer Quality Analyst SPC/SQC functionality in a variety of formats to suit their customers' needs. NWA's Quality Analyst product functionality can be embedded into Thermo LabSystems' Nautilus LIMS utilizing ActiveX technology. In addition, the complete QA off-line analysis package can be used to analyze data from both Thermo LabSystems' Nautilus and SampleManager LIMS products.

Customers can also benefit from Thermo LabSystems' Pathfinder global services group to develop complete, customized solutions for their statistical quality analysis needs.

Commenting on the agreement, Rob Jones, Product Manager at Thermo LabSystems stated: "Through this agreement, Thermo LabSystems will utilize the most advanced SQC package on the market as an integral enhancement to Nautilus, offering our customers an excellent means of ensuring effective quality control measures in the lab." "Northwest Analytical is pleased that Thermo LabSystems recognizes the power of the Quality Analyst suite of SQC products to provide quality control solutions for their customers", said Jeff Cawley, VP of Northwest Analytical.

Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA) is a software developer providing analytical tools for improving analytical and production processes. NWA Quality Analyst is known for its wide-usage in industry due to its easy-to-use, high quality graphical analyses of statistical information. The NWA suite of SPC/SQC software includes NWA Quality Analyst (comprehensive statistical quality control charting and analysis), NWA Quality Monitor (work station software for plant floor statistical process control) and NWA Quality Analyst Web Server (web-based statistical process control reporting and analysis).

Thermo LabSystems is a global organization specializing in the development, implementation and support of laboratory informatics solutions and services. Thermo LabSystems serves customers in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Food & Beverage. Its solutions are used in regulated environments, operating in R&D, Quality Control and Assurance, Production and Analytical Services laboratories. Thermo LabSystems is the Informatics Division of the Life Sciences Sector of the Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE : TMO).

For further information contact:

Northwest Analytical:
Jeff Cawley
(503) 224-7727
jcawley@nwasoft.com 

Thermo LabSystems:
Kath Darlington
+44 (0) 1606 837787
kd@scottmail.co.uk

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