Symyx Tools and Software Used in New Caltech Center for Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMMX) announced today that Symyx Tools and Software are being used in the California Institute of Technology’s (Caltech) new Center for Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis (3CS). Funded by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 3CS provides the Caltech chemistry department with automated and parallel experimentation capabilities.
“Symyx is committed to providing ways to maximize research productivity. We have leveraged the advancements made in our own labs to offer Symyx Tools and Software for industrial and academic customers,” commented Isy Goldwasser, president of Symyx Technologies. “Caltech is a premier research institute and Professor Robert H. Grubbs, founding director of 3CS and 2005 Nobel laureate in chemistry, is world renowned for his work in catalysis. We are very pleased to work with them and become part of their track record of ongoing achievement.”
Symyx Technologies has a long history of working with leading academic institutions and has dedicated programs for parties interested in Symyx Tools and Software. The Caltech Center for Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis features a catalysis workflow including multiple Symyx Core Modules (configurable robotic base stations). Symyx Software is utilized throughout the center for the design, execution, and analysis of high-throughput experiments. The Symyx catalysis workflow integrates and automates multiple steps of experimental procedures and unifies research information from numerous sources.
About Symyx
Symyx Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of R&D execution and innovation for the chemicals, energy, life sciences, consumer products and other industries. Symyx develops and applies high-throughput research technologies and research software for customers. We work with customers to speed and improve research, discovery and development of new products. Symyx provides collaborative research services, electronic lab notebook and scientific decision-support software and instruments to integrate and automate laboratory experimentation. Symyx has over 325 issued patents and over 320 patent applications on file worldwide protecting our methods, discoveries, instruments and software. Information about Symyx, including reports and other information filed by Symyx with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at www.symyx.com.
