Bruker Corporation BRKR recently acquired ZONTAL — a cutting-edge platform supplier of integrated biopharma technical data solutions and for the digital transformation of the analytical laboratory. Financial terms of the acquisition were kept under wraps. This acquisition fortifies Bruker BioSpin’s Integrated Data Solutions (IDS) software group, which includes Mestrelab Research, Arxspan and Optimal. More on the News ZONTAL provides the first enterprise-class GxP-compliant data platform that maintains data throughout the lifecycle of a product. The ZONTAL patented tools improve connectivity between IT systems and lab instruments, preserve digital assets from any source on an enterprise scale, remove manual procedures through regulatory automation and enable AI/ML assisted advanced analytics. The Bruker IDS division expands its unique vendor-agnostic software solutions portfolio by integrating ZONTAL with the Mestrelab Research and Arxspan scientific software solutions and the Optimal process analytical technology software. The integration will enable global life-science, biopharma and specialty chemicals customers to advance research, product development and process optimization. Strategic Implications Strong scientific equipment and software products from Bruker are complemented by ZONTAL’s distinctive data platform for the life sciences sector. ZONTAL and Bruker will develop new levels of end-to-end solutions that will revolutionize the way customers in the life sciences […]