Louis Culot Appointed as BioData’s CEO

Today Digital Science’s portfolio company BioData, producer of Labguru, announces the appointment of Louis Culot as the company’s new CEO.

Louis Culot brings life science and software industry experience to BioData’s research and lab management services. Most recently he served as VP Marketing and Business Development at BioDiscovery Inc., developer of genomics software for life science research and clinical applications.

Previously, Louis worked for 17 years with CambridgeSoft Corporation in roles including VP Enterprise Applications and Executive Director of Research Informatics. Prior to its 2011 acquisition by PerkinElmer, Inc., (NYSE:PKI) for over $200 million, Louis initiated and led CambridgeSoft’s transition into an enterprise solutions firm focused on life-science research. Louis says:

“I’m thrilled to be joining BioData during this time of growth. Labguru represents a major step forward in scientific data management, combining e-notebook, project management, specimen tracking and biologics inventory in a very polished application. Our institutional customers are looking to improve transparency within the labs, and the Labguru product and service team is scaling to support the largest deployments.”

Timo Hannay adds:

“Louis joins BioData at an exciting time in its growth. We’re experiencing increased demand for Labguru not only from individual labs and businesses, but also from departments and institutions. Louis’ extensive life science and software industry experience will ensure we continue to increase support to our institutional clients.”