Leverages More Than Three Decades of LIMS Leadership Experience
Somerset, N.J. – November 1, 2017 – LabVantage Solutions, the leading provider of laboratory
informatics solutions and services, has promoted Robert T. Voelkner to Vice President, Sales
and Marketing, to oversee business planning and sales strategies as well as all marketing
initiatives. Mr. Voelkner had served as LabVantage’s Manager of Global Strategic Accounts and
Sales Director since 2009.
“Bob brings 35 years of experience developing, marketing, and selling enterprise laboratory
information management solutions to this expanded role,” said Dr. Ram Velidi, president of
LabVantage. “He 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.”
Joining the company’s executive leadership team, Mr. Voelkner will continue to develop and
maintain business relationships with LabVantage’s global, world-class customers in a number of
industries, including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, clinical, food & beverage, and process
chemicals. He will oversee marketing initiatives that emphasize LabVantage’s state-of-the-art
technology, industry-specific solutions, and integrated services and support.
Prior to joining LabVantage in 2009, Mr. Voelkner was Americas Sales Manager for the LIMS
division of Applied Biosystems. Previously, he spent seven years in a number of sales
leadership positions at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Informatics and Services division. He started
his career at Beckman Coulter, Inc. as a senior software developer working on LIMS and
chromatography data systems, progressing to Director of Global Sales and Marketing of its
Laboratory Automation Operations division. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton with a
bachelor’s degree in computer science.
