CGI signed a full managed IT services contract with the international life sciences firm Nexelis. Through the agreement, Nexelis will leverage CGI’s global scale, best practices in IT modernization, and approach to accelerate business transformation.
Following the successful launch of a managed security services platform, CGI developed a three-year IT strategy to support Nexelis’ rapid growth. This IT transformation roadmap includes the delivery of full managed services for the company’s core IT infrastructure and a portfolio of enterprise applications. Nexelis’ first transformation priorities are the upgrade and international rollout of Infrastructure Managed Services (IMS) and a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
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“We believe that success in our field is best achieved by a fusion of scientific discipline, human agility and client partnership,” said Benoit Bouche, Nexelis CEO. “CGI’s proven and comprehensive managed IT services will allow us to focus on science, which is what we do best, while giving us a competitive advantage through the advancement of our IT modernization and the digitization of our business and IT workflows.”
“As Nexelis’ trusted advisor and partner of choice, CGI brings years of in-the-field experience in managing both security and core business processes in life sciences and other sectors,” said Guy Vigeant, President of CGI’s operations in Canada. “We look forward to helping Nexelis build a more secure IT infrastructure as well as a solid portfolio of enterprise applications to drive its business agility, performance and growth.”
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