Sunquest Information Systems announces Roper Industries' acquisition of Data Innovations from Battery Ventures

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., has announced that its parent company, Roper Industries, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Data Innovations, LLC, a Battery Ventures portfolio company and a prominent provider of laboratory connectivity solutions that integrates diagnostic instrument manufacturers and health information system providers. Data Innovations will report its results through Sunquest.

“Sunquest’s mission is to make healthcare smarter and patients safer. The need for integrated pathology at the center of value-based healthcare is more important than ever before. Sunquest and Data Innovations are completely aligned in creating solutions that are innovative, improve interoperability, and empower providers to diagnose their patients faster and more cost effectively,” says Matthew J. Hawkins, President of Sunquest Information Systems.

Sunquest develops and delivers diagnostic solutions that healthcare professionals use to treat patients fast, accurately, and efficiently. Sunquest also enables laboratory services to be provided wherever patient care is delivered—in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, and many other locations.

Data Innovations deploys middleware applications that connect laboratory instruments with laboratory software solutions. The company also offers solutions designed to make healthcare smarter, such as early detection and notification of analytical shifts in lab instrumentation.

With more than 4,500 customers in 83 countries, Data Innovations’ partners and customers span the healthcare continuum, providing leading middleware solutions to the diagnostic laboratory market. As part of Sunquest’s strategy to provide integrated pathology solutions internationally, Data Innovations will enhance the product offerings and geographic reach of Sunquest, while retaining its brand and independent position providing services to its clients and partners. Data Innovations will remain headquartered in Burlington, Vermont.

“We look forward to working with the Data Innovations team to enhance the solutions we deliver to our respective clients. Data Innovations will continue to market its solutions under its trusted brand name. Our focus is to effectively and efficiently connect providers and patients to accurate data,” says Hawkins.