James Aurelio joins LabVantage as new president

<%=company1%> (Bridgewater, NJ), a leading provider of laboratory information solutions, today announced that James Aurelio has joined the company as the new president. Aurelio reports to company chairman and CEO Purnendu Chatterjee and will focus on expanding the company's global presence in the growing high-throughput informatics (HTI) and LIMS markets. He is responsible for providing leadership to all LabVantage functional departments including sales and marketing, product development, quality, customer support, consulting services and finance.

"Jim Aurelio's international experience in both public and private sectors of the laboratory information marketplace is critical for our global execution and rapid growth, and I know Jim will provide a great deal of value as LabVantage continues to prosper and expand its leadership position in HTI and LIMS," said Chairman Chatterjee. "Jim's rare combination of marketplace expertise and remarkable leadership skills make him the ideal fit for LabVantage."

Aurelio, 47, has a distinguished career in laboratory automation and information management solutions. Prior to joining LabVantage, he was the director of laboratory automation operations for Beckman Coulter, Inc. where he was responsible for achieving the business unit's financial and market share goals. Before joining Beckman Coulter, Laboratory Automation Operations, Aurelio was vice president, sales and marketing for MicroHealth Systems and has also held various operations and sales management positions with Beckman Instruments.

"LabVantage's open architecture for building scalable and extendable industry-specific solutions for the HTI and LIMS markets provides the company with a key differentiator and unprecedented opportunities for our global partners and customers," said Aurelio. "I look forward to working with the LabVantage management team to expand our market presence and technology advantage."

About LabVantage Solutions
LabVantage Solutions, a Chatterjee Group company, was established to provide innovative laboratory information solutions that meet the changing business and regulatory demands of the global laboratory and scientific research community. The company develops, markets and supports a complete suite of solutions for high throughput screening, genomics, proteomics, combinatorial chemistry and LIMS. In addition, LabVantage provides industry-specific global solutions for select markets including pharmaceutical, process, environmental, forensic, food & beverage, oil & gas, physical testing and chemical research & development. The company also offers the services that ensure customer success such as industry and technology consulting, implementation services, application training and extensive customer support services. LabVantage, as the largest independent global provider of laboratory software solutions, has provided laboratory information solutions to nearly 1,000 companies since 1981. LabVantage product and service information is available at www.lims.com.