Introducing the first of (what we hope will be) many apps to come from DevelopmentNow in 2011: the Thermo Scientific ‘Protocols’ app. Designed and developed with researchers in mind, our latest app represents the first venture into mobile technology for Thermo Scientific, the leading provider of laboratory equipment and workflow solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals, research institutions and universities nationwide.

Thermo Scientific’s first mobile app will aid researchers in performing and documenting their lab work.  The app accomplishes this by making commonly used product instructions and operational protocols readily accessible to researchers, while performing critical functions such as timing lab processes and providing the tools needed for recording analytical notes and drafting reports based on lab tests.  Besides being “an excellent technical resource for researchers,” as Kevin Abrams, Web Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific said of the app, it also represents the groundbreaking advancement of scientific services on the mobile platform.   According to Kevin, it’s “the first truly interactive research protocol app designed to help you perform an experiment from start to finish.”

Ultimately, the app signifies an extension of Thermo Scientific’s “commitment to provide valuable and usable solutions for researchers” to a new technological frontier.  With the release of the Protocols app, the powerful services of Thermo Scientific will be immediately available at researchers’ fingertips for the first time, through what is quickly becoming the “most ubiquitous media device” in today’s market.

The Thermo Scientific Pierce Protein Research Protocols app is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices running software version iOS 3.1 or above. Users must be registered with Thermo Scientific through the website protein-protocols.com in order to access and utilize these resources.