Analysis

Based on its analysis of the integrated insilico drug discovery solutions market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Accelrys, Inc., with the 2010 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation of the Year. Accelrys merited this award for its Pipeline Pilot™ scientific informatics platform, a solution that provides, for the first time, a suitable automated workflow system that can be integrated into the information systems used by scientists in the pharmaceuticals, life sciences and materials industries.

AIS LIMS is designed to meet the requirements of laboratory accreditation schemes such as UKAS, GLP and 21 CFR Part 11. Installations range from single user to 100-user systems supporting the analysis of over a million samples annually across multiple sites. It is highly configurable with optional modules for stability or shelf-life pre-scheduling, graphical presentation, integrated analytical quality control (AQC), quotations, invoicing and automatic report production.

After pioneering the microarray technology used to publish more than 20,000 scientific papers, Affymetrix is evolving into a provider of scalable, innovative genomic analysis tools and reagents for discovery, exploration, validation, and genetic testing. The acquisitions of Panomics and USB bring high-throughput, multi- to single-gene assays and premium-value molecular biology reagents to our customers, enabling a complete solution for genome-wide analysis studies and a range of products for cellular and protein analysis studies.