Contact Us Demo Request Home About History Our history Privately held since 1989, IDBS joined Danaher’s Life Sciences platform at the end of 2017. IDBS helps provide the foundation for a portfolio of life sciences informatics and knowledge management solutions, that accelerate the speed of discovering, developing and producing new drugs and therapies. Find out more… 1989 The beginning IDBS was founded by Neil Kipling, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in 1989. IDBS started out as a niche IT consultancy provider. 1994 ActivityBase release IDBS released ActivityBase, a platform for screening data management. The software is still used by the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. 2003 Queen's Award double win IDBS received two Queen’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade. IDBS also became the first vendor in the drug discovery data management sector to receive the International Standards Organisation’s ISO 9001:2000 and TickIT certifications. 2005 IDBS Acquires Deffinity IDBS acquired Deffinity, one of the first Electronic Lab Notebook providers. 2009 InforSense acquisition IDBS acquired InforSense, an industry leader in business intelligence tools including business intelligence software & predictive analytics tools. 2010 Quantrix acquisition IDBS acquired Portland-based Quantrix, a provider of business modelling and analytics software and services. 2010 Profit Track 100 Company recognition IDBS was recognized in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 league table, which ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits over their latest three years. 2011 Frost & Sullivan Award IDBS received the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Enabling Technology of the Year award for best R&D Knowledge Management Solution. 2011 Third Queen's Award IDBS received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of its outstanding business success in growing revenues from international markets. 2014 Munich office IDBS established its presence in Europe with the opening of its office in Munich, Germany. 2015 Paris office IDBS expanded its footprint in Continental Europe with the launch of a full-service office in Paris, France. 2017 The E-WorkBook Cloud release IDBS marked a new chapter in the company’s history by releasing The E-WorkBook Cloud, an enterprise, cloud-based platform designed to meet the future challenges of scientific and R&D data management. 2017 National Technology Award The IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud was Cloud Product of the Year at the prestigious national awards, which celebrate the leaders of pioneering technology to help drive standards and encourage excellence within the industry. 2017 Danaher acquisition IDBS was acquired by the Danaher Group and joined their Life Sciences platform in late October 2017. IDBS will help provide the foundation for a portfolio of life sciences informatics and knowledge management solutions that will accelerate the speed of discovering, developing and producing new drugs and therapies. 2020 Launch of New Branding IDBS launches its new brand 2020 Launch of IDBS Polar IDBS introduces the world’s first cloud-based BioPharma Lifecycle Management System; IDBS Polar Find out more If you would like to know how IDBS can help your business, talk to one of our experts today. Talk to us Contact IDBS UK HQ 2 Occam Court, Surrey Research Park Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7QB United Kingdom +44 1483 595 000 IDBS US HQ 285 Summer Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02210 United States +1 781 272 3355 Contact us Stay connected Events & Webinars Blog News Linkedin Twitter Youtube Preference Center Customer care Support Certifications Knowledge Center Careers Part of Danaher Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Cookie Settings