From: ApolloLIMS
from: ApolloLIMS names new CEO, announces new brand. Lead Capital Partners directs capital restructuring, lands additional investment to further propel growth.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 19, 2020 — ApolloLIMS, a leading laboratory information management system (LIMS) company with a 20-year presence in Middle Tennessee, has evolved from its original Common Cents Systems brand, added senior management, and relocated to new, expanded office space to accommodate its nationwide growth plans.
“Our consultative, customer-centric approach is a big part of how we achieved over 20% recurring revenue growth in 2019,” says Daniel Hart, chief executive officer for ApolloLIMS. “Our new identity and the move to Maryland Farms in Brentwood reflects our vision for the business and sets the stage for further expansion.”
Hart, a healthcare technology industry veteran, took the reins as CEO in the fall of 2018 and has led the company in the development of its operational and go-to-market strategy. Hart succeeds ApolloLIMS founder Rob Ringenberg, who remains on the company’s board. The company plans additional hires throughout the coming year in product development, as well as expanding its sales and marketing efforts.
Nashville-based Lead Capital Partners (LCP), which acquired the business in 2016, recently led a capital restructuring and brought in additional investment to facilitate the company’s growth plans, including a move to expanded space at 3 Maryland Farms in Brentwood, Tenn. LCP’s investment and belief in the lab market opportunity further solidifies a recent trend of private equity activity in the evolving lab technology space.
“Medical decision making — nearly 70% — is driven by lab results, and whether it’s a clinical, toxicology or a genetic testing lab, they all rely on lab information systems to optimize their workflow and help them manage volume,” says Pryor Smartt, managing partner for LCP. “ApolloLIMS is a well-respected and established vendor in the space and the only LIMS vendor in Tennessee, and we’re excited to help them make further inroads in the growing laboratory marketplace.”
The LIMS market is expected to reach $869M by 2022, according to Axiom Market Research and Consulting, in part driven by the rapid growth in personalized medicine. ApolloLIMS, whose growth to date has largely come through customer referrals, has built a reputation in this dynamic market through its consultative service and configurable platform, designed to meet each lab’s individual needs.
“When we evaluated LIMS vendors, many said they could build the functionality we needed. But every time we went back to ApolloLIMS, the functionality was already there,” says Justin Holler, co-founder and director of laboratory operations at Chesapeake Toxicology Resources and current ApolloLIMS customer. “If I had to pick another LIMS vendor today, I would still pick Apollo.”
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About ApolloLIMS
ApolloLIMS offers a comprehensive, configurable platform to streamline the operations of a diverse array of laboratory environments. The company began in the 1990s as a laboratory technology consulting firm. Today, ApolloLIMS provides its extensive and trusted laboratory information management system to assist its customers in navigating the reimbursement, regulatory, and competitive pressures that characterize the current laboratory marketplace.
Through the Apollo Alliance, the company extends its commitment of deep expertise, data-driven best practices and unparalleled support to more than 80 toxicology, molecular, public health, clinical, and cannabis laboratories across the country. https://www.apollolims.com/about/
submitted by: Anna Grimes