FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THENEWGAMECHANGINGSOFTWAREPLATFORMFOR
THELIFESCIENCESSECTOR
TEAMHORIZONTOTAKESCOPEFISHSTATESIDE
TeamHorizon,originallyfromWestport,Ireland,arenostrangerstobreakingaway
fromthenorminpursuitofwhatisbestforitsmanyinternationalclients.
“Scopefishisaboutasfarawayfromthenormasyoucanget”laughsAiden
Corcoran(CEOofTeamHorizonandCo-FounderofScopefish).Togetherwith
GordonHardiman(Co-Founder)theytooktheirownandtheircompany’s
experiencesandsetaboutchangingthewayengineerscollaboratewithkey
stakeholdersintheprocessofspecifyingnewmachines.
“IntheLifeScienceandPharmaceuticalindustriesthisprocesscantake
manymonthsduetothesheervolumeoftextbasedocumentsand
informationwhichneedscollating.Delayscausedbylackofunderstanding
byotherscanmeantheultimateaim,whichisessentiallytogetamachineproducingproduct,isdelayedorcaninsomecasesbethewrongmachine.
Allofwhichaddmillionstothecostofgettingthatnewdrugtomarket”
saysGordon.
“Everythingaroundusissomuchmorereactive,interactiveandvisualyet
thewaythisprocessworkshasn’tchangedreallysincepenandpaperwas
replacedbyacomputer”
Forsuchanewapproachtotakeoff,Scopefishknowsthatagreatuserinterfaceis
notenough.Theyproudlyboastthattheexperienceofcreatingover200
requirementspecificationdocumentshasgoneintoScopefish.
AheadofitsscheduledreleaseinJune2015HorizonaregoingtopreviewScopefish
tosomeofthebestmindsinPharmaceuticalManufacturingatInterphexinNew
YorkCityfromthe21st–23rdApril.TheywillalsobelaunchingtheirBetaPartner
Programtoaselectnumberofattendeesforengineerswhowanttotestdrivethis
productbeforeit’srelease.
Scopefish,withitsofficeinGalway,Ireland,expectstoscaleupitsoperationin2015
andtogetherwithparentcompanyHorizonwillbeexpandingit’sUSoperationin
RhodeIsland.