1. Introduction

This paper will describe a migration project from SAS 6.12 to SAS 9.1.3 undertaken at NOTOX B.V.The paper broadly consists of three parts which will cover:

• NOTOX B.V. - the company, followed by a description of the ‘old’ applications;
• A walkthrough of the migration project;
• The migrated system including project metrics and lessons learned.

2. NOTOX B.V.

NOTOX B.V. was founded in 1983 to provide full safety and toxicology services for the pharmaceutical, chemical and agrochemical industry. The facility is in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, and is located conveniently close to major airports and was extended in 2001 to employ now over 250 staff. Recently NOTOX B.V. was acquired by WIL Research Holding Company Inc. structured as a management buyout ensuring the continuity of management and quality while coupling together the science, service, and financial strength of highly regarded organizations. The partner of NOTOX in the U.S. is WIL Research Laboratories, LLC in Ashland, Ohio. NOTOX’s expertise in genetic and in-vitro toxicology, eco-toxicology, environmental fate testing, metabolic screening and regulatory affairs complements WIL’s worldwide leadership in developmental and reproductive toxicology and expertise in chronic, neuro, inhalation and intravenous toxicology and safety pharmacology.
for more information, please visit http://www.notox.nl.