Shimadzu Strengthens Network Coverage With Caliber Group In China To Help Customers Face Regulations With Confidence.

Singapore, 24th July, 2018: Global Analytical Instruments and Informatics leader, Shimadzu, has entered into business collaboration agreement with Caliber Infosolutions Inc., USA, a global quality management solutions provider of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), QMS and Data Science products would now be offered in Hong Kong and China by Shimadzu’s HK subsidiary.

Signing of Business Partnership Agreement between Shimadzu & Caliber. (From left to right) Mr Prem Anand, Executive Officer and Senior General Manager, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, Mr Tetsuya Tanigaki, Managing Director, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, Mr Sekhar Surabhi, CEO and President of Caliber and Dr Cao Lei, General Manager of Marketing, Shimadzu (China) Co Ltd.

Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) is playing the pivotal role in this milestone tri-partite agreement between Caliber and Shimadzu China. The APAC subsidiary of the longest serving analytical instruments manufacturer in the world, has been spearheading a rapid growth in informatics users base in the region. Headquartered in Singapore, Shimadzu APAC had in April 2018 signed an agreement with Caliber in 2017 to jointly offer LIMS, among other products and solutions, to customers in the Indian subcontinent, ASEAN and South Asian nations.

Caliber, which is a market leader in India with over 70% share in the LIMS business, is looking to spread its coverage to other strategic countries and also position its products effectively. It already has established its presence in USA, UK, Thailand and Singapore, and now has an opportunity to establish a strong foothold in the China market with Shimadzu offering a wide range of Caliber products and solutions such as CaliberLIMS, CaliberQAMS, CaliberDMS, CaliberBRM, Nichelon5, and CaliberAPQR.Caliber’s suite of products enables pharma companies to build an excellent informatics base to support Integrated Quality Management across divisions and profit centers. Caliber’s offerings are specifically made to meet regulatory requirements, and to in turn help pharma companies achieve 3 critical goals simultaneously – Quality, Compliance, and Automation.

Shimadzu, on the other hand benefits by expanding its product portfolio by offering LIMS in the region. Shimadzu instruments are manufactured in Japan following rigorous Quality tests that are the best in the world. Shimadzu has been making its software equally competent. Shimadzu is well renowned globally for offering ground breaking innovations. It is due to these innovations that Mr Koichi Tanaka won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, while developing Mass Spectormetry technologies for Shimadzu. The collaboration between Shimadzu and Caliber has great potential as both the organisations share mutual values and vision.

Mr Sateesh TNV, Senior IT & Informatics Product Specialist, Shimadzu Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, said that, “With appropriate knowledge, the customers are now beginning to fully understand that software is more often than not as important as the hardware. A good software will not only give you complete peace of mind but also help you face all challenges with confidence. Our globally established LIMS solutions, has already been recognised across the world for solving critical issues.”

Dr Cao Lei, General Manager of Marketing, Shimadzu (China) Co Ltd, said that, “As industries have been regulated more strictly in China, informatics products are becoming a necessity. Shimadzu China is helping its customers to meet the international standards by providing a one-stop solution for data compliance, data integration and document management. The joint agreement between Shimadzu China, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) and Caliber will guarantee to implement the one-stop solution.”

Mr Prem Anand, Executive Officer and Senior General Manager, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, while highlighting the need for LIMS solutions, said that, “Information is King, and thus management and safeguard of information is of utmost priority in any domain today. This is particularly true when it comes to crucial laboratory information. Having a good Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is now a necessity rather than a luxury, more so due to the stringent compliance regulations. Shimadzu’s LabSolutions CS, which is considered as the Ultimate Network in the industry, has increased its product portfolio with the Caliber-Shimadzu LIMS network and this will help us support you better.”

Mr Tetsuya Tanigaki, Managing Director, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, highlighted that, “The introduction of Caliber-Shimadzu solutions and services will be a real value addition to laboratory informatics in China. Helping users face their informatics challenges with confidence is a reiteration of Shimadzu’s philosophy of ‘Contributing to Society through Science and Technology’. This tri-partite agreement is the first-of-its-kinds in the 143 years legacy of Shimadzu and we are very glad to be a part of it.”

Mr. Prakash Sattiraju, Head – International Sales & Marketing of Caliber said that, “Partnering with Shimadzu is a milestone in our go-to market strategy in Asia Pacific and China. With a focus on regulatory compliant solutions, Caliber has a strong customer base for its products in India, USA, UK, and in parts of Asia-Pacific. Shimadzu, with its analytical and scientific instruments, focuses on world-class solutions for Pharma companies across the world, and we are now glad to be accessible to their immense customer base to provide a complete, incomparable package of analytical and scientific instruments and laboratory informatics.”

Mr. Sekhar Surabhi, CEO and President of Caliber, highlighted that “The pharma industry is one that affect life directly, and rightly so, the requirements from regulatory bodies are stringent. These regulations, though stringent, need not seem like a burden if pharma companies are equipped with the right tools. The right Instruments for the laboratory and Software that efficiently connects and enables them can make Quality and Regulatory Compliance a smooth journey. The Caliber – Shimadzu partnership is a momentous agreement between two companies offering the best of the best - Shimadzu’s outstanding Analytical and Scientific Instruments and Caliber’s unmatchable Integrated Quality Management solutions. This landmark partnership will not only enable the APAC and China market with regulatory compliant solutions to live up to the regulatory needs but will also have futuristic solutions like Integrated Quality Management solutions and Machine Learning solutions, to make companies stronger and more secure than ever.”

About Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd

Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) is the Asian subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, Japan. The subsidiary was established in 1989 in Singapore as a distribution centre providing analytical solutions, scientific equipment, testing machines, balances and medical equipment to a wide range of laboratories in Asia. A fast-paced growth of business in the region has seen the opening of 3 subsidiaries in India, Malaysia and the Philippines with application specialists, technical and sales engineers situated throughout the region. Additionally, the company operates via a wide and carefully selected network of local distributers in every region. The company's instruments are relied upon by researchers all across Asia from large multinational organisations to local academic research universities and a long list of local, state, and central laboratories. Through adoption of scientific inventions and cutting-edge technologies, Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) provides its corporate clients with the highest quality in product standards and the delivery of excellent customer support services.

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