Brazilian biomed lab spends $2 mn on ERP

ITASCA, USA: IFS, an enterprise applications company, has been selected to provide enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to The Butantan Institute, a Brazilian biomedical research center affiliated to the São Paulo State Secretary of Health. The agreement includes licenses and services valued in excess of $2 million.

The Butantan Institute, as per the announcement, apparently is a large biomedical research center that produces 90 per cent of the vaccines and serums used in Brazil for preventive and curative use. The Butantan Institute also conducts public health-related studies and research, and conducts scientific missions in Brazil and abroad through major non-governmental organizations like the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the United Nations.

"IFS is a proven and safe choice in major enterprise software selection processes in Latin America," LatinIFS CEO Lávio Falcão said. "We have built-in support for Brazilian tax code including Nota Fiscal Documents, and a strong service and support presence in the region. Particularly in industries that are heavily regulated, requiring serialization and documented quality processes, we plan to remain a significant force in Latin America."

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