ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Jan. 6 — GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and high quality manually curated databases for systems biology and pathway analysis, today announced that Bayer Schering Pharma AG has renewed its MetaCore licenses for another three years. Bayer Schering Pharma has programs for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and gynecological therapies and GeneGo […]

SAN DIEGO–Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL) today reported that Mark Emkjer, its President and Chief Executive Officer has resigned as an officer and director of the company, effective January 5, 2009. Mr. Emkjer will remain employed by the Company until February 1, 2009 to assist in transitioning his role and responsibilities. The Company’s Board of Directors […]

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced a collaboration with IDBS, a leading provider of integrated life sciences data management solutions, at the 6th Annual High Content Analysis Conference in San Francisco. The collaboration will be focused on improving data analysis and interpretation of […]

ROCKVILLE, MD, December 29, 2008 – Ariadne announces the completion of a key partner program with Illumina Inc., to provide advanced integration and interpretation capabilities for data generated from their iScan and BeadArray Reader platforms. The coupling of Ariadne’s Pathway Studio® to Illumina’s next generation software, GenomeStudio™ Data Analysis Software, provides researchers with a state-of-the-art […]

Foster City, CA, December 16, 2008 – Entelos, Inc. (LSE: ENTL), the leader in predictive disease simulation for pharmaceutical, health-care and consumer products applications, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the Entelos® Cardiovascular PhysioLab® to assess the cardiovascular safety and efficacy of […]

CambridgeSoft, a leading supplier of desktop and enterprise knowledge management software solutions for life sciences companies, and StatSoft, a leading supplier of desktop and enterprise STATISTICA data analysis and data mining software solutions, announce the execution of a collaboration agreement. The agreement is the start of formal collaborations between the two companies, complementing CambridgeSoft’s Chem […]

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) today announced the release of Symyx Assay Explorer(R) 3.2. Assay Explorer is a biological information management system that enables scientists to capture experimental data and methodologies into a central repository where they are rapidly and easily accessible for improved querying, collaboration, and decision making. “Symyx Assay Explorer 3.2 lets biologists […]

New Capabilities in the Areas of Mesoscale Modeling and Quantum Mechanics Expand Accelrys’ Multiscale Modeling Environment to Improve Research Productivity SAN DIEGO–Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL – News) today announced the release of Materials Studio(R) 4.4, the newest version of its materials modeling and simulation platform. Materials Studio 4.4 extends its multiscale modeling capabilities by introducing new […]

Guildford, UK, December 11 2008 – IDBS is pleased to announce that the Australian pharmaceutical company, Cancer Therapeutics CRC (CTx, Melbourne, Australia), has selected both E-WorkBook and ActivityBase to manage its drug discovery and development on a global multi-site basis. CTx, one of the largest public / private partnerships of its type in the world, […]

Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plans to access DoD healthcare data for rapid assessment of drug safety issues. […]