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Welcome to eFlash, the monthly Accelrys newsletter that provides the latest news on product releases, events, resources, and more. In this month's issue:
- November Feature: Accelrys EUGM a Great Success!
- Product News:
- Resources: Events:
- On the Web:
- Featured Videos:
VP of Product Management, John McCarthy, shares Accelrys' architectural and technology vision with the 100-plus attendees at the 2010 Accelrys European User Group Meeting in Sitges, Spain.
Over 100 attendees heard first-hand the strategic direction and product plans for the fully integrated Accelrys at the annual European User Group Meeting from October 26–28 in Sitges, Spain. The meeting was the first time that Accelrys executives shared publicly the vision and product roadmap for the combined company.
The plenary session featured high level talks by Accelrys' President and CEO Max Carnecchia, CSO Frank Brown, and CTO Matt Hahn, along with keynote addresses by Joseph Cesarone of Abbott, as well as René de Ruiter of Shell. Joseph Cesarone's talk "Experiences in Collaborative Development and Deployment of a Registration System for Biologic" was based on Abbott's key partnership with Accelrys in a special interest group (SIG) that assisted in the design and development of the Accelrys Biological Registration system. They were the first partner to deploy the system in September 2009. René de Ruiter of Shell spoke along with Julian Willmott of Accelrys regarding the challenges presented when implementing laboratory informatics solutions. The talk was based on a recent project between Shell and Accelrys where Pipeline Pilot was used to build a knowledge-management system for their catalyst research and development business.
The diversity and reach of the combined company were evident in the talks given by 37 customers, which were featured in three concurrent sessions throughout the meeting.
A Partner Showcase and Product Gallery also ran each day of the meeting. Partners and meeting sponsors such IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and HP provided “microtalks” during meeting breaks. Attendees also had the chance to view demonstrations and chat with Accelrys technical staff. Some of the most popular demos showcased Pipeline Pilot, Discovery Studio, Materials Studio, Accelrys Isentris, Accelrys Informatics Solutions, and Symyx Notebook by Accelrys.
Accelrys customers who were unable to attend the event can request a user name and password to access presentations and photos from the event by emailing Accelrys Support (support@accelrys.com).
Linguamatics I2E Pipeline Pilot Components help you to effectively integrate the powerful text mining capabilities of I2E into your scientific workflow.
Linguamatics Text Analytics and Mining Components
for Pipeline Pilot
Our recently announced partner, Linguamatics, has released components for its I2E interactive information-extraction software for Accelrys' Pipeline Pilot. With these components, researchers can effectively integrate I2E text analytics and mining capabilities into their Pipeline Pilot scientific workflows.
I2E Pipeline Pilot Components enable you to include agile NLP-based querying in a scientific workflow developed using Accelrys Pipeline Pilot. Using I2E Pipeline Pilot Components within your workflow makes text mining available to a wider range of researchers, enabling them to easily perform complex text mining operations on large numbers of documents, extracting crucial knowledge to support business decisions.
Learn more in a webinar presented by Guy Singh of Linguamatics and Andrew LeBeau of Accelrys.
Learn more about Linguamatics Text Analytics and Mining Components for Pipeline Pilot
The Pipeline Pilot User Survey Winner Is...
Lee Herman of Sepracor. Congratulations to Lee, who was the lucky winner of an iPad for participating in the Pipeline Pilot user survey featured in last month's eFlash. Keep an eye out for more on the results of the survey in upcoming editions of eFlash.
New IT/Developer Community Forum
Architects. IT administrators. Software developers. Have you joined the new Accelrys IT/Developer community group? It’s a one-stop forum for discussing topics relevant to you, sharing tips and best practices, asking questions, requesting content, and accessing information relevant to the entire family of Accelrys products. Learn more in a welcome video from Conrad Agramont, Senior Product Manager, Pipeline Pilot Enterprise Technologies and Developer Tools.
Accelrys and Symyx Web Sites Merged
We’re pleased to announce that the Accelrys and Symyx web sites have been merged. You can now access product and company information from one convenient location—accelrys.com. When you visit, be sure to check out new pages such as an electronic laboratory notebook microsite featuring educational case studies, videos, and articles.
Upcoming Conferences
Join us for the following upcoming conferences. |
eResearch Australasia, Gold Coast, Australia, November 9th-12th |
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7th Forum on Laboratory Informatics, San Diego, California, November 15th-17th |
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MRS Fall 2010, Boston, Massachusetts (talks only)
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Upcoming Webinars
Join us for the following upcoming webinars. |
Simulation of Laser Damage and Transient Absorption in Vitreous Silica |
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Investigating Optical Properties with Materials Studio 5.5 |
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Overview of the DS X-ray Component Collection for Pipeline Pilot and Discovery Studio |
Recent Blog Posts
- Digital Signatures and the Laboratory Environment: Read about the history of digital signature development and the role cryptography now plays in this two-part series from guest blogger Mike Weaver.
- Product Lifecycle Management Series: Explore the challenges and solutions involved in uniting product lifecycle management systems with modeling, simulation, and informatics technologies that generate and manage critical data related product chemistry, safety and stability, materials science, and more.
- Graphene Redux—The Emperor Has Clothes, and They Were Made in Stockholm: Read more about the extraordinary new material at the heart of the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics and learn more about the role modeling and simulation have played in helping understand it.
In the News
- Improve Your Product’s Image with Smarter Scientific Informatics (Inside Cosmeceuticals): Accelrys' Director of Imaging, Tim Moran, explores how sophisticated informatics approaches help researchers manage the challenges involved with state-of-the-art imaging to ultimately learn more about skin conditions, pigments, dyes, product efficacy, and more.
- Collaborating in the Cloud (American Laboratory): Accelrys' CSO, Frank Brown, explores technologies that foster the type of multi-disciplinary collaboration that drives drug discovery, yet can become lost in today's global R&D environment.
- Cosmetics Companies Get Active (happi): Michael Doyle, PhD, Principal Application Scientist at Accelrys, explains how to apply predictive modeling and analysis solutions successful in big pharma to speed cosmeceutical innovation.
See how electronic lab notebooks can help you move beyond paperless to better science in this brief overview video.
Hear how Accelrys Contract Research Services have helped automotive companies develop alternative energy solutions.
Learn how better visibility of both scientific and corporate data means better decisions across the enterprise, from scientist to executive.