SLOUGH, England, October 11 /PRNewswire/ -- At the European Outsourcing Awards, announced in Milan last week, the 'Most Innovative Relationship' award was won by Synergy Outsourcing for its unique in-house, out-sourcing business model. The company was also short-listed for two of the other European Outsourcing Awards

Commenting on the win, Simon Ackroyd, operations Director, Synergy said, "This award not only underlines the innovative thinking at the heart of the Synergy, but also recognises the significance of this new development for the future of managed laboratory services."

The Synergy model differs from other contingency worker solutions, by providing a complete self-managed team of local scientists to work directly in the client's laboratory, alongside permanent staff. Clients range from small SME's to FTSE 100 pharmaceutical companies, in-which the teams are installed to perform routine laboratory work, thereby freeing up the resident staff for the more creative and innovative tasks.

Uniquely Synergy assumes responsibility for all facets of the teams' operation, from HR and payroll to training and quality control. With its main deliverable being measurable output in terms of KPI's, data and project completion, the Synergy model is a far more cost effective proposition to clients than that of the traditional chargeable time models adopted by competitors.

This model is able to guarantee higher IP security, enhanced transparency and responsiveness, improved knowledge retention, easier contract management and more competitive pricing. Although this business model is commonly seen in other areas such as I/T and engineering, Synergy is the first company focused specifically on providing scientific services in the laboratory.

Roger Granville, Business Consultant, Synergy, added, "Synergy is an ideal solution to help companies concentrate on their core competencies."

For further information from Synergy contact: Roger Granville Tel: +44-(0)7920-725209 E-mail: rjg@synergyoutsourcing.com For press information contact: Sarah Herrmann of De Facto Communications Ltd Tel: +44-(0)-207-861-3838 Fax: +44-(0)-207-861-3839 E-mail: s.herrmann@defacto.com For further information regarding the European Outsourcing Awards http://www.europeanoutsourcingawards.com

For further information from Synergy contact: Roger Granville, Tel: +44-(0)7920-725209, E-mail: rjg@synergyoutsourcing.com; For press information contact: Sarah Herrmann of De Facto Communications Ltd, Tel: +44-(0)-207-861-3838, Fax: +44-(0)-207-861-3839, E-mail: s.herrmann@defacto.com