Abbott’s STARLIMS Business Acquires Distribution Partners to Build International Presence

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As part of a series of strategic moves to build its laboratory
information management system (LIMS) business in Europe and emerging
markets in Latin America and Africa, STARLIMS Technologies, an Abbott
company, has announced the acquisition of several longtime distribution
partners.
These acquisitions include STARLIMS's French distributor Varilab;
operations of two privately held Spanish businesses, now operating as
STARLIMS Iberica; a privately held Dutch company, now operating as
STARLIMS Netherlands, with a branch office in Solna, Sweden; and the
business of its Israeli distribution partner, STARLIMS Israel, Ltd. In
addition, the company established STARLIMS Germany GmbH, with offices in
Witten, Germany, to provide direct support for its German and Swiss
customers.
"The successful completion of these transactions represents Abbott's
commitment to invest in and accelerate the growth of STARLIMS's core
business," said Isaac Friedman, head of Abbott's STARLIMS business.
"With these acquisitions, we now have more than 100 experienced LIMS
engineers in the region allowing us to better serve our fast-growing
European customer base and further strengthen our position as a leading
provider of laboratory information management systems in Europe and
other important markets."
Since its acquisition by Abbott in March 2010, STARLIMS has accelerated
its worldwide sales growth and R&D spending. This has resulted in
the addition of more than 150 customers across its global operations
including major government accounts in the fields of forensics, public
health and utilities, as well as multinational manufacturing and
pharmaceutical companies.