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|location_city    =  900 Ridgefield Dr., Suite 150, Raleigh, North Carolina
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'''ChemWare, Inc.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
'''HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.


==History==
==History==
ChemWare, Inc. was founded in 1987 and made its first commercial release of HORIZON LIMS in 1991.<ref name="CWAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx |title=ChemWare > Corporate > About ChemWare |publisher=ChemWare, Inc |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> In early 2004, the company won the Technology Quality Leadership Award from market research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan.<ref name="CWFSAward">{{cite web |url=http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release-print.pag?docid=10734663 |title=ChemWare, Inc. Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Quality Leadership |publisher=Frost & Sullivan |date=02 March 2004 |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> ChemWare was acquired by New Resources Companies in early 2012, though ChemWare was allowed to continue to operate as an independent company.<ref name="CWNRCBuy">{{cite web |url=http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561 |title=New Resources Companies Acquire ChemWare |publisher=New Resources Consulting, LLC |date=02 January 2012 |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref>
HORIZON Lab Systems was originally founded as ChemWare, Inc. in 1987, making its first commercial release of HORIZON LIMS in 1991.<ref name="CWAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424134323/http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx |title=ChemWare > Corporate > About ChemWare |publisher=ChemWare, Inc |archivedate=21 April 2013 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> In early 2004, the company won the Technology Quality Leadership Award from market research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan.<ref name="CWFSAward">{{cite web |url=http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release-print.pag?docid=10734663 |archiveurl=https://www.limsforum.com/chemware-inc-receives-the-2004-frost-amp-sullivan-award-for-technology-quality-leadership/48207/ |title=ChemWare, Inc. Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Quality Leadership |publisher=Frost & Sullivan |date=02 March 2004 |archivedate=07 March 2004 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> ChemWare was acquired by New Resources Companies in early 2012, though ChemWare was allowed to continue to operate as an independent company.<ref name="CWNRCBuy">{{cite web |url=http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514074608/http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561 |title=New Resources Companies Acquire ChemWare |publisher=New Resources Consulting, LLC |date=02 January 2012 |archivedate=14 May 2013 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref>


ChemWare was acquired again in January 2014 by the Dohmen Company, which also acquired Red Arrow Labs and Clinical Path Consulting.<ref name="KirchenDohmen14">{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/03/dohmen-acquires-two-milwaukee-firms.html |title=Dohmen acquires two Milwaukee firms |author=Kirchen, R. |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals, Inc |date=03 January 2014 |accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref> ChemWare operates as a subsidiary of Dohmen (as ChemWare, LLC), though at some unknown point, ChemWare's HORIZON software was transferred to Dohmen's acquired [[Red Arrow Labs, LLC]], which appears to now be developing it.<ref name="HorizonAboutArch">{{cite web |url=http://horizonlims.com/about/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175706/http://horizonlims.com/about/ |title=About: Who We Are |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |archivedate=24 August 2017 |accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref> However, it also appears ChemWare is still selling HORIZON, based on a [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/contractor/contractor_detail.do?mapName=/s/search/&cat=ADV&contractNumber=GS-35F-0424W still active GSA contract].
ChemWare was acquired again in January 2014 by the Dohmen Company, which also acquired Red Arrow Labs and Clinical Path Consulting.<ref name="KirchenDohmen14">{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/03/dohmen-acquires-two-milwaukee-firms.html |title=Dohmen acquires two Milwaukee firms |author=Kirchen, R. |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals, Inc |date=03 January 2014 |accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref> ChemWare operated as a subsidiary of Dohmen (as ChemWare, LLC), though at some unknown point, ChemWare's HORIZON software was transferred to Dohmen's acquired [[Red Arrow Labs, LLC]], which appeared to be developing it in the late 2010s.<ref name="HorizonAboutArch">{{cite web |url=http://horizonlims.com/about/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175706/http://horizonlims.com/about/ |title=About: Who We Are |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |archivedate=24 August 2017 |accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref>
 
In roughly 2019 (time frame isn't fully clear), Red Arrow Labs was dissolved, ChemWare resumed development of HORIZON LIMS, and ChemWare changed its name to HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC, though it still operated as an affiliate of Dohmen (source: personal communications, Robert Benz).


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===HORIZON LIMS===
===HORIZON LIMS===
For more about HORIZON LIMS' current incarnation (and GSA pricing), see [[Red Arrow Labs, LLC]].
HORIZON LIMS is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) described as "an efficient, configurable, secure and cost-effective solution to transform your lab."<ref name="HORIZONOfferings">{{cite web |url=https://horizonlims.com/offerings/ |title=Offerings: Transform Your Lab |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref> The software can be installed locally or hosted via the [[SaaS]] distribution model.<ref name="HORIZONDelivery">{{cite web |url=https://horizonlims.com/delivery/ |title=Delivery: Your System Your Way |publisher=Red Arrow Labs, LLC |accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref> The software is designed to adress the needs of multiple industries, including agriculture, cannabis, clinical diagnostics, environmental, public health, toxicology, and utilities fields.
 
====Features====
 
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  ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://horizonlims.com/offerings/ HORIZON LIMS]
|-
  | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| sample_batch      =
| task_event_sched  =
| manual_entry      =
| multiple_view      =
| data_analysis      =
| data_sharing      =
| custom_fields      =
| query              =
| import_data        =
| data_linking_int  =
| data_linking_ext  =
| eln_support        =
| export_msexcel    =
| export_raw        =
| data_warehouse    =
| deadline_control  =
| production_control =
| project_task_man  =
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| document_man      =
| case_man          =
| workflow_man      =
| spec_man          =
| customer_man      =
| billing_man        =
 
| reg_compliance    = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| qa_qc              =
| performance_eval  =
| audit_trail        =
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| roles_security    =
| data_norm          =
| data_val          =
| data_encrypt      =
| version_control    =
| data_backup        =
| enviro_monitoring  =
 
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| label_support      =
| barcode_support    =
| export_pdf        =
| export_msword      =
| export_htmlxml    =
| fax_integration    =
| email_integration  =
 
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| modular            =
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| alarms_alerts      =
| work_timetrack    =
| voice_rec          =
| external_monitor  = Y<ref name="HORIZONOfferings" />
| messaging          =
| multilingual      =
| network            = Y<ref name="HORIZONDelivery" />
| web_client        =
| online_help        =
| saas_model        = Y<ref name="HORIZONDelivery" />
| usage_cost        =
| industries        = agriculture, chemical, clinical diagnostic, energy, environmental, food and beverage, geology and mining, law enforcement and forensics, manufacturing and R&D, power and utility, public health and service, toxicology
}}
|-
|}
 
====Pricing====
Source for pricing information is GSA Advantage, off the [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/ws/catalog/contractor_detail?mapName=%2Fs%2Fsearch%2F&cat=ADV&contractNumber=GS-35F-0424W HORIZON Lab Systems contract], which still shows active. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
 
''Note'': These are [https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ U.S. General Services Administration] (GSA) prices, and as such they represent the lowest possible negotiated price. These prices aren't available to any entity outside of the Federal Government, and thus prices for non-government entities will be higher. If anything, they represent the lowest possible negotiated price.
 
<u>'''Products'''</u>:
 
'''HORIZON LIMS''' Oracle 12c database, processor-based license: $14,850.00 
* provides the primary database and system infrastructure
 
'''HORIZON LIMS Central''' named user, Tier 1: $3,563.00
* provides core LIMS features
 
'''HORIZON LIMS Report Manager''' processor-based license: $26,760.00 
* provides administrator access for report development and distribution and ad-hoc queries
 
'''HORIZON LabOnline''' named user: $8,250.00 
* provides access to client portal for data access, report viewing, and order entry
 
'''HORIZON Instrument''' instrument integration utility, named user: $1,650.00
* allows users to develop and deploy LimsLink parsers for automated uploading and posting of results to HORIZON from interfaced instruments
 
'''HORIZON Logbooks''' processor-based license: $18,550.00 
* allows users electronic data capture that would normally be entered into physical logbooks
 
'''HORIZON OCR''' SimpleIndex barcode software: $1,020.00 
* allows end-users to convert external scanned documents into electronic data
 
<u>'''Services'''</u>:
 
'''Labor Category I – Senior Project Manager''' : $202/hr
* consultation on automation and data management systems needs, formalization of requirements analysis and implementation plan
 
'''Labor Category Ii – Project Manager''' : $150/hr
* provides direction and system implementation assistance, including configuring test methods, setting up clients/profiles, QC batch rules, analyte lists and developing reports
 
'''System Administrator Training''' : $3,137.00
* training on general HORIZON operation and procedures for LIMS maintenance, configuration and optimization
 
'''Advanced System Administrator Training''' : $2,713.00
* training on advanced HORIZON operation and procedures for LIMS maintenance, configuration and optimization
 
'''Report Writer Training''' : $5,713.00
* Advanced report writer training on the HORIZON Report Manager option, for system administrators and power users who want to create their own reports or customize those provided by HORIZON
 
====Demonstration videos and other media====
The HORIZON Lab Systems [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBu1d4o9qfMIw8IteQAjuA YouTube channel] has the following demo videos:
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2kY4m-ydMg HORIZON LIMS overview]
 
====Additional information====
 


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:08, 15 December 2020

HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Professional services
Headquarters 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 160, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations 1
Area served U.S.
Products HORIZON LIMS
Employees 30+
Parent Dohmen Company Foundation
Website horizonlims.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizonlabsystems/

HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

HORIZON Lab Systems was originally founded as ChemWare, Inc. in 1987, making its first commercial release of HORIZON LIMS in 1991.[1] In early 2004, the company won the Technology Quality Leadership Award from market research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan.[2] ChemWare was acquired by New Resources Companies in early 2012, though ChemWare was allowed to continue to operate as an independent company.[3]

ChemWare was acquired again in January 2014 by the Dohmen Company, which also acquired Red Arrow Labs and Clinical Path Consulting.[4] ChemWare operated as a subsidiary of Dohmen (as ChemWare, LLC), though at some unknown point, ChemWare's HORIZON software was transferred to Dohmen's acquired Red Arrow Labs, LLC, which appeared to be developing it in the late 2010s.[5]

In roughly 2019 (time frame isn't fully clear), Red Arrow Labs was dissolved, ChemWare resumed development of HORIZON LIMS, and ChemWare changed its name to HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC, though it still operated as an affiliate of Dohmen (source: personal communications, Robert Benz).

Technology and products

HORIZON LIMS

HORIZON LIMS is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) described as "an efficient, configurable, secure and cost-effective solution to transform your lab."[6] The software can be installed locally or hosted via the SaaS distribution model.[7] The software is designed to adress the needs of multiple industries, including agriculture, cannabis, clinical diagnostics, environmental, public health, toxicology, and utilities fields.

Features

The following feature list(s) is/are derived solely from public, freely-available online information the vendor provides. A lack of a "Y" does not necessarily mean that the product doesn't have that feature. The lack of a "Y" could mean:
  • the vendor chose to not put relevant feature information online despite its existence in the product.
  • the vendor chooses to make the feature information available only to those who create an account or call/e-mail.
  • the feature information exists online to the public, but a URL could not be found to cite the existence of the feature.
  • the feature does not exist for the product.
A vendor's product may receive more confirmed features with the addition of more public information to the vendor's site and/or by providing a URL to a page or document that can act as a citation for the existence of the feature. Prospective buyers are highly recommended to contact the vendor directly to verify features as this list isn't authoritative, and product upgrades and changes happen rapidly in some cases.


Product: HORIZON LIMS
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[6]
Sample tracking?Y[6]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?
Inventory management?Y[6]
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?
Workflow management?
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[6]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?
Chain of custody?Y[6]
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[6]
Report printing?Y[6]
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[6]
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[6]
Mobile device integration?Y[6]
Alarms and/or alerts?
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[6]
Messaging?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?Y[7]
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[7]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
agriculture, chemical, clinical diagnostic, energy, environmental, food and beverage, geology and mining, law enforcement and forensics, manufacturing and R&D, power and utility, public health and service, toxicology

Pricing

Source for pricing information is GSA Advantage, off the HORIZON Lab Systems contract, which still shows active. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

Note: These are U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) prices, and as such they represent the lowest possible negotiated price. These prices aren't available to any entity outside of the Federal Government, and thus prices for non-government entities will be higher. If anything, they represent the lowest possible negotiated price.

Products:

HORIZON LIMS Oracle 12c database, processor-based license: $14,850.00

  • provides the primary database and system infrastructure

HORIZON LIMS Central named user, Tier 1: $3,563.00

  • provides core LIMS features

HORIZON LIMS Report Manager processor-based license: $26,760.00

  • provides administrator access for report development and distribution and ad-hoc queries

HORIZON LabOnline named user: $8,250.00

  • provides access to client portal for data access, report viewing, and order entry

HORIZON Instrument instrument integration utility, named user: $1,650.00

  • allows users to develop and deploy LimsLink parsers for automated uploading and posting of results to HORIZON from interfaced instruments

HORIZON Logbooks processor-based license: $18,550.00

  • allows users electronic data capture that would normally be entered into physical logbooks

HORIZON OCR SimpleIndex barcode software: $1,020.00

  • allows end-users to convert external scanned documents into electronic data

Services:

Labor Category I – Senior Project Manager : $202/hr

  • consultation on automation and data management systems needs, formalization of requirements analysis and implementation plan

Labor Category Ii – Project Manager : $150/hr

  • provides direction and system implementation assistance, including configuring test methods, setting up clients/profiles, QC batch rules, analyte lists and developing reports

System Administrator Training : $3,137.00

  • training on general HORIZON operation and procedures for LIMS maintenance, configuration and optimization

Advanced System Administrator Training : $2,713.00

  • training on advanced HORIZON operation and procedures for LIMS maintenance, configuration and optimization

Report Writer Training : $5,713.00

  • Advanced report writer training on the HORIZON Report Manager option, for system administrators and power users who want to create their own reports or customize those provided by HORIZON

Demonstration videos and other media

The HORIZON Lab Systems YouTube channel has the following demo videos:

Additional information

References

  1. ↑ "ChemWare > Corporate > About ChemWare". ChemWare, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130424134323/http://www.chemware.com/Corporate/AboutChemWare.aspx. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 
  2. ↑ "ChemWare, Inc. Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Quality Leadership". Frost & Sullivan. 2 March 2004. Archived from the original on 07 March 2004. https://www.limsforum.com/chemware-inc-receives-the-2004-frost-amp-sullivan-award-for-technology-quality-leadership/48207/. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 
  3. ↑ "New Resources Companies Acquire ChemWare". New Resources Consulting, LLC. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514074608/http://www.nrconsults.com/news/view/?newsId=561. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 
  4. ↑ Kirchen, R. (3 January 2014). "Dohmen acquires two Milwaukee firms". Milwaukee Business Journal. American City Business Journals, Inc. https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/03/dohmen-acquires-two-milwaukee-firms.html. Retrieved 24 August 2017. 
  5. ↑ "About: Who We Are". Red Arrow Labs, LLC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175706/http://horizonlims.com/about/. Retrieved 24 August 2017. 
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 "Offerings: Transform Your Lab". Red Arrow Labs, LLC. https://horizonlims.com/offerings/. Retrieved 29 October 2020. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Delivery: Your System Your Way". Red Arrow Labs, LLC. https://horizonlims.com/delivery/. Retrieved 29 October 2020. 
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