LabVantage Appoints VP, Sales and Marketing

LabVantage Solutions, a provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services, has promoted Robert T. Voelkner to vice president, sales and marketing.

Prior to joining LabVantage in 2009, Voelkner was America’s sales manager for the laboratory information management system (LIMS) division of Applied Biosystems. Previously, he spent seven years at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Informatics and Services division. Voelkner started his career at Beckman Coulter, Inc. as a senior software developer, working on LIMS and chromatography data systems, and progressing to director of global sales and marketing of its Laboratory Automation Operations division.

“[Bob] is considered an expert in applying commercial LIMS to laboratory types ranging from early discovery through quality production. His application and industry knowledge will be critical as we more tightly integrate marketing and sales,” said Dr. Ram Velidi, president of LabVantage.

Voelkner holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.