Starlims

STARLIMS Corporation (STARLIMS) is a portfolio company of Francisco Partners that provides web-based laboratory information management systems.

STARLIMS Corporation

Formerly	Abbott Informatics (2014–2021)
Company type	Private
Industry	Software, IT
Founded	1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Founders	Itschak Friedman Dinu Toiba
Headquarters	Hollywood, Florida , U.S.
Owner	Francisco Partners
Website	www.starlims.com

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]