Semantic Web Innovator Dr. Eric Neumann Joins Teranode

Teranode Corporation, the leading innovator of experiment design automation (XDA) software for the Life Sciences industry, today announced that Dr. Eric Neumann will join the company as senior director of product strategy. Eric will focus on Semantic Web collaborations with leading customers, partners, and standards bodies to accelerate successful adoption of W3C standards by customers and within Teranode products. Prior to joining Teranode, Neumann held executive positions and developed semantic technologies for Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Beyond Genomics, NetGenics, Bolt, Beranek, and Newman.

“Eric’s perspective of the informatics landscape and strong relationships across the industry will be of enormous benefit to Teranode and our customers,” said Joe Duncan, Teranode CEO. “We are constantly looking to increase our customer focus and enhance customer interaction throughout our business, and Eric is uniquely qualified to help us shape and execute our Semantic Web initiatives.”

Dr. Neumann comes to Teranode with nearly 20 years of experience in bioinformatics and semantic technologies development. He was previously responsible for negotiating key partnerships with IT vendors and pharmaceutical companies, as well as developing knowledge management and Semantic Web standards for various life sciences initiatives.

“This is a unique opportunity for me to work inside an award-winning software company, with the right combination of technologies and management experience to take advantage of the emerging Semantic Web,” said Eric Neumann. “Teranode has the vision and breadth of products and services to drive fundamental improvements in the way life science companies use information technology, and will be the first company to offer Semantic Web-aware informatics products for the life sciences. I look forwards to joining this strong team at Teranode.”

To build momentum in driving the acceptance of Semantic Web standards and support their establishment into Life Sciences R&D as the next step in the evolution of informatics software, the company plans to roll out multiple new technologies in the coming year using Semantic Web standards.

For more information, visit www.teranode.com/products/semantic_web.php .

About Teranode Corporation Teranode Corporation, a venture-backed company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is the leading innovator of experiment design automation (XDA) software that integrates in-silico and lab experimentation. Teranode’s award-winning products are used by leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, research, and academic organizations, including Pfizer, AstraZeneca, NIH Chemical Genomics Center, MIT, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, to improve the speed and value of experimentation in R&D and then share chemical and biological knowledge enterprise-wide. For more information, visit http://www.teranode.com .