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Life TechnologiesThe Value of CenterStone CAFM Software for Life Technologies - Pre and Post Merger
This global biotechnology tools company, a merger between Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen, needed a way to better plan and manage their 5 million square feet of space, control costs, and improve communication between their 9,500 employees.  Manhattan’s CenterStone CAFM software solution was the answer. Download Full Case Study PDF.

The following is an excerpt from a recently published case study.
Carolyn Berke of Facilities First, a Silicon Valley-based Facilities Management consultancy, has been working with Life Technologies for the last four years and was responsible for implementing Manhattan’s CenterStone software for the company. Now working with Leatha Aguilar, Senior Facilities Planner at Life Technologies, these two professionals have successfully replaced an outdated system with a modern CAFM solution that:

  • Is accessible by everyone in the company.

  • Is well integrated with their enterprise ERP/SAP and HR systems.

  • Smoothed the transition of a complex merger between Invitrogen™ and Applied Biosystems™ that began in November 2008.

Invitrogen, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, is the premier provider of agents and consumables that are used across multiple platforms; Applied Biosystems in Foster City, California, remains the top provider of systems and solutions in areas such as PCR, genetic sequencing and mass spectrometry. The combined companies now create over 50,000 products for 75,000 customers around the globe (with products found in 90% of research firms in the US). 11,000 employees work for the company worldwide housed in 138 buildings with five million square feet of offices, labs and manufacturing, storage and office space, both owned and leased.

After completing a cost analysis to determine ROI as well as a vendor analysis, Life Technologies chose the CenterStone CAFM solution. Leatha Aguilar explains, “CenterStone is a wonderful space communication tool. Departments have access to the occupancy information in their areas and they can work more effectively with Facilities Management with their business plans."

“Invitrogen had no FM technology when the two companies were merged. Since the business units are now being charged with their usage of space, they think twice before requesting a new lab and consider shared space or renovation rather than leasing more space,” adds Leatha. Carolyn notes, “Due to the new standardized processes and procedures implemented at the same time as the software, these are being applied to getting the newly merged space online, saving significant time and money in the merger.”

 

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