Product Portfolio Reengineering

METTLER TOLEDO AutoChem

Strategic consulting on architecture, design and processes

METTLER TOLEDO AutoChem provides instruments and services to enable scientists and engineers to speed the delivery of new chemical compounds. Their hardware technology for lab automation, reaction analysis and particle system characterization is superb. But, AutoChem was formed through acquisition of innovative start-ups and in 2005 there was no commonality among any of the software packages related to the various instruments offered.

eSymmetrix led the design and development of a new software framework for AutoChem’s complete portfolio of software products. Developed primarily in C# with some C++ for low-level and/or compute-intensive library functions, the new software offers a unified, intuitive user interface spanning disparate analytical technologies with high levels of interoperability and data exchange among modules.

The simplicity of the new user interface has significantly expanded AutoChem’s market beyond highly specialized technologists to cross the chasm to include the much larger ranks of synthetic and analytical chemists. The commonality and interoperability across the portfolio has created a key differentiator and competitive advantage.

High levels of component reuse and dramatic improvements to AutoChem’s development processes across the software portfolio have also significantly increased the productivity of the AutoChem software center and the quality of the resulting products.

With regard to software process improvements, eSymmetrix contributed significantly to integrated the best aspects of agile methods such as Scrum while also meeting the quality standards needed for software systems used in pharmaceutical development (21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 4, etc).

Delivering competitive advantage through enhanced usability and interoperability