Company Announcements

In October, Schrödinger, which provides molecule simulations and drug discovery software solutions, announced a collaboration with Professor Jang-Joo Kim of South Korea’s Seoul National University to advance the development and design of organic electronic materials. He will use Schrödinger’s Materials Science Suite.

Schrödinger announced in November a strategic partnership with ShanghaiTech University in China. The companies will establish the Shanghai Center for Excellence in Computational Chemistry at the University.

The Jackson Laboratory and Seven Bridges announced in October a collaboration to build a National Cancer Institute–funded data platform to accelerate translational research using patient-derived tumor xenograft (PDX) datasets. PDXNet, a collaborative network, will coordinate large-scale testing for preclinical therapeutic cancer drugs in PDX trials.

In October, Scottish Equity Partners completed a significant investment in Dotmatics, a scientific informatics software provider. Dotmatics currently employs more than 100 people.

BioDiscovery appointed Be Creative Lab (Beijing) in November to be its exclusive reseller and distributor in China.

In November, cheminformatics firm ChemAxon entered into a strategic partnership with DEXSTR, a provider of the Inquiro scientific knowledge management solutions.

RowAnalytics, which provides a platform for disease population studies by analyzing all forms of biological, genomic and clinical data, opened a North American office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in November.

In December, Genedata and Titian Software announced a technology partnership to create an automated, off-the-shelf solution for small molecule and biological inventory management, and advanced screening data analysis. The solution integrates their respective Genedata Screener and Titian Mosaic SampleBank software. The solution provides a single workflow from sample to screening results.

Product Introductions

In October, Autoscribe Informatics released the Matrix iPlanner, an optional module for its Matrix Gemini LIMS that optimizes lab instrument usage by taking into consideration the booking of prerequisite tests, the test order, sample availability dates, available instruments and their capacities.

In November, Dotmatics expanded its biologics capabilities, including the integration of application capabilities to minimize the number of user interfaces.

H&A Scientific debuted in November the SLIM (Stability Lab Information Manager) 5.0, which is designed for complete management of drug stability programs. New features include an updated user interface. The company also released SLIMState 6.0.

In November, sciNote incorporated artificial intelligence into its ELN platform, adding the sciNote Manuscript Writer. sciNote is used by over 20,000 scientists.

IDBS introduced in November its latest Bioprocess Execution (BPES) informatics solution, which leverages the IDBS E-Workbook Cloud platform.  BPES enables cell-line development, fermentation scale-up and purification, and clinical supply workflows to be executed in a single, unified and compliant informatics and data management environment.

In November, Genedata launched Genedata Selector 5, an enterprise software solution for genome management and analysis. It features a new web-based user interface, automated workflow and an interactive collaboration portal.

PerkinElmer introduced PerkinElmer Signals Medical Review, a cloud-based analytics and visualization solution that provides medical monitors in clinical development. It aggregates clinical and lab data and provides medical monitors with visual analytics most applicable to their roles via tailor-built workflows.

In November, Zegami launched its beta cloud platform for searching and exploring databases with an innovative use of images.

Certara released in November Simcyp Population Simulator 17, featuring new in silico cancer patient and premature baby populations models, enhanced skin and gut transporter models and additional compound qualification summaries.

Sales/Orders of Note

In October, Autoscribe Informatics announced the Australian Institute of Marine Science chose its Matrix Gemini LIMS to monitor workflow across three operation sites.

In November, EXCELRA, data and analytics firm, entered into a database license agreement with the California Institute of Biomedical Research for access to the GOSTAR manually curated small molecule SAR database.

Certara announced in November that the US FDA has greatly expanded the use of its PBPK Simcyp Population-based Simulator, and its Pediatric and Cardiac Safety Simulators, almost tripling the number of licenses.