MacroGenics Inc. Selects Sparta Systems' TrackWise as its Quality Management System
Holmdel, NJ - April 30, 2007 – Sparta Systems, Inc., (Sparta), the maker of TrackWise®, and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance process management software, today announced that MacroGenics Inc., a biotechnology company developing immunotherapeutics for autoimmune disorders, cancer, and infectious diseases, has selected TrackWise as its quality and regulatory compliance management system.
TrackWise is a web-based management software tool for electronically managing, tracking, and trending quality, regulatory, and organizational compliance processes and action items across the enterprise. TrackWise enables companies to reduce costs and streamline business operations by replacing disparate systems and inefficient paper-based processes with a centralized electronic workflow and reporting system.
As a rapid growth company, MacroGenics decided to proactively implement an enterprise quality management system, with the goal of implementing a streamlined, automated and paperless solution. After an extensive selection process MacroGenics selected TrackWise based on its widespread product capabilities and industry experience.
"As a smaller, yet growing organization, we found TrackWise to be very attractive as it provides an all-in-one solution with a configurable architecture that allows us to deploy it for multiple business processes on a single platform," stated Deloris N. Wilson, Director of Quality Assurance at MacroGenics.
MacroGenics' initial implementation of TrackWise will replace its current system of spreadsheets and paper-based forms used for management of deviations, training management, corrective and preventive actions, calibrations, preventive maintenance, and other applications. The implementation is scheduled to begin in early May at their Rockville, MD headquarters.
Wilson also cited that MacroGenics plans to implement a document management solution and that "TrackWise's ability to easily integrate with document management solutions and other applications will help link processes and eliminate manual procedures."
"TrackWise provides MacroGenics with a robust solution that will vastly improve our quality operations and efficiency by replacing manual processes with an electronic, workflow-driven system," stated Wilson.
"Sparta is delighted to welcome MacroGenics to our growing roster of progressive companies utilizing TrackWise," stated Ran J. Flam, President & CEO of Sparta Systems, Inc. "TrackWise will enable MacroGenics to achieve control over its quality management process, and improve cost savings by automating workflows and consolidating quality management processes."
About MacroGenics, Inc.
Founded in 2000, MacroGenics is a private, venture-backed biotechnology company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland that focuses on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of immunotherapeutics for autoimmune disorders, cancer, and infectious diseases. The company's proprietary Fc engineering technology offers ways of improving antibody function, such as enhancing its ability to eliminate cancer cells, cells that contribute to autoimmune disorders, or those infected with certain pathogens. The company is developing first-in-class product candidates from its autoimmunity, oncology and infectious disease portfolios. For more information about MacroGenics, please visit www.macrogenics.com.
About Sparta Systems
Sparta Systems, Inc. is the industry leader for global quality and compliance management systems. Its TrackWise product is a web-based software application used by quality, manufacturing, and regulatory affairs professionals to manage quality and compliance issues across the enterprise. The company has more than 12 years of experience and an extensive customer base in the life sciences and other highly regulated industries. Sparta Systems offers its customers a complete solution for global quality management needs, including the onsite support required throughout the project lifecycle. More information about Sparta Systems and TrackWise® can be found at www.sparta-systems.com.
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