Bio-Rad Releases Version 8.0 of its KnowItAll Informatics System
HERCULES, CA – December 17, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today announced the release of version 8.0 of its award-winning KnowItAll® Informatics System (Windows Client). The new release offers several new software tools including:
- Spectral Mixture Analysis – The spectral analysis of mixtures in experimental data is a challenging task. The KnowItAll Informatics System version 8.0 offers a software application that assists researchers in the analysis of the components of these mixture spectra. With the application, researchers can import the digital spectrum to be analyzed and the software then searches and compares the sample to reference databases of known compounds. The results show possible components in the mixture from the reference databases. Visit www.knowitall.com/mixtureanalysis for further information.
- ATR Spectra Handling – An increase in use of the Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) technique means more scientists compare their results to transmission reference databases. To facilitate such spectral searches, KnowItAll users are able to identify the query spectrum as an ATR/FTIR spectrum. The software performs an ATR correction so the spectrum can be compared to transmission reference spectra. Alternatively, when the query spectrum is an FTIR spectrum, the software automatically does a reverse ATR correction, to allow the query to be compared against ATR reference databases.
- Area Under the Curve Calculation for IR Analysis – Included in RefineIt IR application in the KnowItAll system, this tool measures the area under the curve user-defined regions of an infrared spectrum and is useful in quantifying user-generated spectra.
- Extinction Coefficient – KnowItAll 8.0 now displays the extinction coefficient for an UV-Vis spectrum. This measurement describes how a chemical absorbs light at any wavelength based on known molar concentration, absorption, and path length. Visit www.knowitall.com/uv-visedition for further information.
“KnowItAll version 8.0 features major advances for spectral analysis using informatics technologies,” said Michelle D’Souza, Software Product Manager, Bio-Rad Informatics.
About the KnowItAll Informatics System
Bio-Rad’s KnowItAll Informatics System is a fully integrated software and database package that provides scientific researchers multiple tools including database building, management, search, analysis, prediction, structure drawing, and reporting all within a single user interface. Bio-Rad offers specialized “editions” of its KnowItAll system specifically customized for spectroscopic, chemistry, in silico ADME/Tox, and most recently, metabolomics research.
Bio-Rad’s Informatics Division
Bio-Rad’s Informatics Division (http://www.informatics.bio-rad.com) specializes in state-of-the-art software and database solutions for the scientific community. Bio-Rad is the leading publisher of fully verified spectral databases with a collection of over 1.3 million spectra. The company’s award-winning KnowItAll Informatics System offers a fully integrated environment with flexible and expandable software and database solutions for spectroscopy (IR, NMR, MS, Raman, NIR, UV-Vis), cheminformatics, metabolomics, and ADME/Tox.
About Bio-Rad
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) has remained at the center of scientific discovery for more than 50 years, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. The Company is renowned worldwide among hospitals, universities, major research institutions, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for its commitment to quality and customer service. Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad is headquartered in Hercules, California, and serves more than 85,000 research and industry customers worldwide through its global network of operations. The Company employs over 6,500 people globally and had revenues approaching $1.5 billion in 2007. For more information, visit www.bio-rad.com.
