SciTegic, the leader in data pipelining and workflow tools, and Tripos, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRPS), a leading provider of drug discovery chemistry and informatics products and services, announced today that Tripos has joined SciTegic's independent software vendor (ISV) partner program to provide software compatibility between their product lines.

Rosetta Biosoftware and Iconix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a collaboration to establish interoperability between Rosetta Biosoftware’s Resolver® system and Iconix Pharmaceutical’s DrugMatrix® Informatics system. Researchers will be able to analyze and manage DrugMatrix data, their own data, and data from other sources using the Rosetta Resolver system.

Thermo Electron Corporation announces greater speed and efficiency in data archiving and plate planning with version 7.0 Nautilus LIMS™. Nautilus is Thermo's dedicated laboratory information management system (LIMS) for early stage discovery in biotechnology research and discovery.

Ingenuity Pathways Analysis to be Integrated with ArrayTrack

Seeking a replacement for their internally developed Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), ChevronTexaco (CVX) selected STARLIMS to standardize five domestic US refinery plants. The system is presently in production concurrently at all five sites, with 2,500 users. In the course of a STARLIMS User Group Conference, Jerry Telles, Global Downstream IT, STARLIMS Support Team Leader, presented the challenges and benefits of the standardization project.

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Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is pleased to announce a major update to the free Public Chromatography Applications database which brings the number of HPLC and GC applications provided through collaboration with major column vendors to 4709 in total.

SNPbrowser™ Software Provides Access to More Than Five Million SNP Assays and Comprehensive Information for Disease Association Studies

Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, a leading provider of bioinformatics solutions, today announced that the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Ltd (APAF) has purchased two full licenses of its flagship product, Progenesis Discovery v2005. Financial terms were not disclosed. However, it was announced that the purchase has been funded through the Australian Major National Research Facilities Program.

Aproviso, Inc., a provider of secure, validated technologies for the life science and health care industries, and Vista Clinical, Inc., the leading innovator of clinical trial automation technology, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership to deliver next-generation clinical trial automation technologies to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

LION bioscience announced today the release and immediate availability of the SRS Pathway Editor. This new software allows researchers to produce, visualize, compare and merge biological pathway and other relationship data using a novel, proprietary algorithm. The SRS Pathway Editor was built on evolving industry standards such as the widely used Eclipse(TM) platform and SBML, the standard format for importing and exporting pathways.

The keyboard is now mightier than the pen -- IDBS today announced the launch of E-WorkBook – a comprehensive, secure and extensible next generation electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) designed for R&D scientists of any discipline

According to the July 2004 issue of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dr. Janet Woodcock, deputy commissioner for operations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), believes that "a great opportunity exists for improving manufacturing processes." To better realize this opportunity and support the new risk-based approach developed by the FDA for pharma and biotech manufacturers, Aegis Analytical has released version 3.0 of its Discoverant GlobalVantage® software suite.

SGI will use Ingenuity products for genomics research and for developing internal tools for research scientists

EISC announced that its SDMS for organic and inorganic laboratory automation of data quality and production, the Analytical Review and Reporting Suite (R&R Suite), has been awarded a patent from the United States seven countries.

Company's Web Services Initiative Underscores Its Commitment to Providing Flexible Deployment Options for its Discovery Informatics Software Portfolio

Automation and Mechanisation are key requirements in high throughput environments such as analytical laboratories. A recent project completed at Westwards Microbiology Laboratory by Kiestra Lab Automation (The Netherlands) and Autoscribe UK Ltd demonstrates how such projects, can lead to increased productivity, reduced human errors and improved tracking and traceability.

Automation and Mechanisation are key requirements in high throughput environments such as analytical laboratories. A recent project completed at Westwards Microbiology Laboratory by Kiestra Lab Automation (The Netherlands) and Autoscribe UK Ltd demonstrates how such projects, can lead to increased productivity, reduced human errors and improved tracking and traceability.

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