============================================================ TITLE: About LabWare | #1 LIMS for Large & Small Enterprises TYPE: about VERSION: 1 VERSION_ID: e97cf47f-5f35-47f6-82ac-4b07131f2307 GENERATED_AT: 2026-03-18T23:15:05.874Z SUMMARY: Learn about LabWare, a leading global LIMS provider, dedicated to enhancing laboratory efficiency and accuracy through innovative solutions and exceptional customer support. AUTHOR: Vance Kershner DATE MODIFIED: November 20, 2025 READING TIME: 7 min WORD COUNT: 1334 KEYWORDS: About LabWare, #1 LIMS for Large & Small Enterprises SOURCE URL: https://www.labware.com/about ============================================================ KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Our Mission * Our History # About LabWare ### Built in Delaware. Loved around the world. ## Our Mission ### To Be the Best LIMS Provider in the World... * Builds on Success * Leverages Alliances * Provides Long Term Viability * Engages the whole User Community * Is Product Focused ### ...So that We Create the Most Value for our Customers ### Laboratories ### Companies ### Countries ### Samples Per Year Tested Using LabWare ### Daily Users ### Customers Recommend LabWare ## Our History ### LabWare was founded in 1987 in Wilmington, DE by Vance Kershner. For more than 30 years, our sole focus has been building the best laboratory informatics solutions in the world, equipping laboratory managers, scientists, and analysts to work efficiently, accurately, and in compliance. Now, we're advancing the future of lab operations with LabWare's innovative SaaS LIMS Solutions, offering unmatched flexibility, scalability, and speed for modern laboratories. As digital transformation accelerates, LabWare helps labs move faster and smarter, leveraging built-in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to turn data into insight and action. ### Results Count Our greatest asset is our incredible customer base. We’re obsessed with making our laboratory users successful. In small and large projects—whether local and global, routine or complex, LabWare has realized success by meeting commitments and exceeding expectations. LabWare treats each customer as a business partner because we share a common goal:Results Count. ### Vance Kershner ### Founder & CEO Vance founded LabWare in 1987 and continues to lead the company as President & CEO. * Read Full Bio Vance was born in 1955 and grew up in Huntingdon Valley, a suburb of Philadelphia. Vance moved to Delaware to attend the University of Delaware and graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering in 1978, as a member of Tau Beta Pi. DuPont recruited him directly from University to work in their Engineering Department. After nearly a decade in E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company’s engineering department, Vance founded LabWare in 1987 and continues to lead the company as President & CEO. LabWare has offices in 25 countries, employees in more than 50, and customers in 125. The company has received many accolades, including the Delaware Bioscience Association’s 2016 Company of the Year Award, Scientific Computing and Instrumentation’s Readers’ Choice Award in LIMS each year from 2000 to 2008, Frost and Sullivan’s European LIMS Company of the Year Award in 2008 and Frost & Sullivan’s Product Quality Leadership Award in LIMS in 2004. In addition to his role as LabWare’s president and CEO, Vance is also a general partner of the Delaware-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm Leading Edge Ventures. He serves on the board of governors of the Jefferson Awards Foundation, which recognizes, inspires and activates volunteerism and public service in communities, workplaces and schools across America. In 2015, Vance was a Distinguished Career Award honoree in UD’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. He has been a member of the Advisory Council for UD’s College of Engineering since 2012 and currently serves as its chair. Vance was born in 1955 and grew up in Huntingdon Valley, a suburb of Philadelphia. Vance moved to Delaware to attend the University of Delaware and graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering in 1978, as a member of Tau Beta Pi. DuPont recruited him directly from University to work in their Engineering Department. After nearly a decade in E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company’s engineering department, Vance founded LabWare in 1987 and continues to lead the company as President & CEO. LabWare has offices in 25 countries, employees in more than 50, and customers in 125. The company has received many accolades, including the Delaware Bioscience Association’s 2016 Company of the Year Award, Scientific Computing and Instrumentation’s Readers’ Choice Award in LIMS each year from 2000 to 2008, Frost and Sullivan’s European LIMS Company of the Year Award in 2008 and Frost & Sullivan’s Product Quality Leadership Award in LIMS in 2004. In addition to his role as LabWare’s president and CEO, Vance is also a general partner of the Delaware-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm Leading Edge Ventures. He serves on the board of governors of the Jefferson Awards Foundation, which recognizes, inspires and activates volunteerism and public service in communities, workplaces and schools across America. In 2015, Vance was a Distinguished Career Award honoree in UD’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. He has been a member of the Advisory Council for UD’s College of Engineering since 2012 and currently serves as its chair. ### Unparalleled Global Talent LabWare is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, where all research and development activities take place. * Read More Our global team includes the most experienced laboratory informatics professionals in the world. We have invested in establishing sales and support facilities worldwide to provide the best possible assistance to our customers around the globe. Our international network of over 40 offices across 6 continents ensures you'll have access to a dedicated LabWare team close to you. LabWare employees have an average of at least 10 years of industry experience, and many have more than 20 years. Our company's total base of experience exceeds 70,000 years. We bring together the talents of chemists and biologists with those of engineers and software experts to develop products focused keenly on the needs of laboratory users. Whereas other vendors struggle to keep up with the burdens imposed by multiple overlapping and redundant applications, LabWare provides software solutions for all types of labs in an easily configured common platform. Our global team includes the most experienced laboratory informatics professionals in the world. We have invested in establishing sales and support facilities worldwide to provide the best possible assistance to our customers around the globe. Our international network of over 40 offices across 6 continents ensures you'll have access to a dedicated LabWare team close to you. LabWare employees have an average of at least 10 years of industry experience, and many have more than 20 years. Our company's total base of experience exceeds 70,000 years. We bring together the talents of chemists and biologists with those of engineers and software experts to develop products focused keenly on the needs of laboratory users. Whereas other vendors struggle to keep up with the burdens imposed by multiple overlapping and redundant applications, LabWare provides software solutions for all types of labs in an easily configured common platform. ------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THIS CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------ Source: https://www.labware.com/about Author: Vance Kershner This content is provided for informational purposes. Please visit the original source for the most up-to-date information.