STARLIMS Corporation (STARLIMS) is a portfolio company of Francisco Partners that provides web-based laboratory information management systems.
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| Formerly | Abbott Informatics (2014–2021) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Software, IT |
| Founded | 1986 |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Owner | Francisco Partners |
| Website | www |
History
The company was founded by Itschak Friedman and Dinu Toiba in Israel in 1986, and developed and sold LIMS software. The company was renamed to STARLIMS.[1] By 2005, the company's software was installed at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in systems of state health authorities in 12 US states.[2] The company held its IPO in the US in 2007.[3] Friedman was CEO until the company was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2009 for $123 million; at that time the company had 160 employees and most of its operations and sales were in the US, the UK, and Hong Kong.[1] By the time of the sale, STARLIMS was offered as a web application.[4] Abbott intended to fold STARLIMS' products offerings into its other health information technology businesses in an effort to improve its clinical diagnostics business.[4]In 2014, Abbott changed the subsidiary's name from STARLIMS to Abbott Informatics.[5][6] In July 2021 Abbott sold STARLIMS to Francisco Partners.[7]
In August 2023, it was announced STARLIMS had acquired the London-based R&D Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) platform, Labstep for an undisclosed amount.[8]