PerkinElmer has announced the acquisition of Ceiba Solutions, a sciences and laboratory IT software and services company.

The company will integrate Ceiba's capabilities into its OneSource services, which aim to reduce complexity in laboratories and increase efficiency, enhancing the ability to accelerate science. OneSource delivers a complete portfolio of laboratory services including Lab IT, Compliance, Asset Informatics and Analytics, Lab Relocation, Scientific Services and multivendor instrument service and repair. Ceiba's solutions will specifically enhance the OneSource Lab IT portfolio, which includes lab computing, scientific application services, scientific data services, and computer systems validation.

"As customers seek solutions and business models to help drive more productive science for their global enterprises, our ability to expand our offering in domain-specific and lab IT capabilities through this acquisition enables us to provide an integrated offering that helps accelerate their science," said Mr Jon DiVincenzo, president, environmental health, PerkinElmer. He added, "Ceiba's solutions, including its managed services, certification and informatics technologies, enhance our OneSource offering with advanced tools and expertise to contribute to accelerating scientific breakthroughs."