Ocimum Biosolutions has announced an alliance with Labtronics Inc with the selection of LimeLink and LimsLink, the industry standards for LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) interfacing, as the instrument interfacing solutions for its LIMS product Biotracker. Labtronics Inc is a world leader in the development in the software solutions for laboratory instrument interfacing and laboratory automation.

In a press release, Anuradha Acharya, CEO, Ocimum, said, "This alliance will vastly enhance our capabilities and will enable us to provide a total LIMS solution to biotech, pharma and agricultural laboratories around the world."

Mike DeWitte of Labtronics said, "We are pleased to include Ocimum amongst our partners in the LIMS industry. This alliance will allow Biotracker users to maximize the return on their LIMS investment by improving the speed and accuracy of instrument data management in the laboratory."

Biotracker is a multi-platform GLP and US FDA 21 CFR Part11 compliant LIMS for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. It enables life sciences and pharmaceutical labs to keep an accurate track of samples, reagents, instruments, personnel, processes and output in all stages of research.

Ocimum Biosolutions is a life sciences contract R&D company with competencies in LIMS, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics with operations in the US and India. The Hyderabad-based company has its US headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, and a branch office at Costa Messa, California