UCB Selects IDBS for Enterprise Research Data Management Platform

E-WorkBook Suite to Provide Informatics and Process Improvements Across Multiple Disciplines to Improve Collaboration and Increase Innovation

Guildford, UK, and Burlington, Mass., February 16, 2012 - IDBS, a global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, today announced that UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, has selected IDBS to deliver a data management and process development platform across its global research organization.

UCB will deploy E-WorkBook Suite and BioBook across several research divisions to streamline data capture, eliminate data silos, facilitate collaboration and information sharing, reduce complexity and speed time to research.

Senior Director of UCB’s R&D Informatics, Hector Sanchez said: “We were looking for a complete solution combining a feature-rich, flexible product that could be deployed once and provide benefits cross-departmentally combined with unparalleled domain expertise. IDBS was the right choice”.

IDBS founder and CEO Neil Kipling said: “Our selection by UCB is indicative of the market movement toward enterprise R&D data management solutions. The power of data in an organization cannot be overlooked, and more companies understand that breaking down data silos is the first step to improved efficiencies. We are very happy to provide UCB with a solution that will span multiple divisions within the organization to unlock the value of data and pave the way for collaboration and innovation.”

E-WorkBook Suite is a flexible, extensible framework for the capture, analysis, searching and reporting of experimental data in a compliant, validated environment. It boosts research productivity and efficiency by improving data accessibility, promoting knowledge sharing and reuse of data across an organization, thereby minimizing duplication of work. BioBook brings complete electronic study and data management to late stage discovery and preclinical research.

Media contacts:

Caroline Beer, Account Manager, Metia
T: +44 (0)20 3100 3796
E: [email protected]

Scott Fleming, Head of UK Communications, UCB
T: +44 (0)7702 777378
E: [email protected]

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