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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:
- June Feature: ELM Suite and EKB Services Solution Launched at Customer Meeting
- Product News:
- Resources:
- Events:
- On the Web:
- Featured Videos:
Work more efficiently and productively by transforming your lab from a collection of point solutions to an integrated information environment with the Enterprise Lab Management (ELM) suite from Accelrys. A key pillar of the Accelrys Enterprise R&D Architecture, the ELM suite was launched at last month’s North American User Group Meeting in Jersey City, along with a key offering within the suite—the new Experiment Knowledge Base (EKB) packaged services solution.
ELM – Enhancing cross-lab collaboration and productivity
By enabling communication and collaboration across laboratories and scientific domains, Accelrys’ ELM suite forms the heart of laboratory operations— improving processes and managing information associated with planning, executing, analyzing, mining and reporting laboratory workflows, experiments and experimental data in enterprise environments.
EKB – Empowering sustainable materials science
Experiment Knowledge Base speeds innovation by helping materials scientists plan, execute, analyze, report, mine and manage experiments using a single system that is complementary to existing laboratory instrumentation and data management methods.
Register for: sustainability: a definition & roadmap for chemistry & materials science
Learn more about EKB
Accelrys Acquires Contur AB
In May Accelrys announced its acquisition of Contur Software, a privately held software company headquartered in Sweden and an emerging leader in the “paper-on-glass” segment of the Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) market.
The Contur ELN offers two deployment options — on-premise and software-as-a-service (SaaS). These flexible deployment options provide cost-effective solutions for organizations that want searchable and centralized information, require minimal customizations, and are focused on data capture and protection. For organizations requiring a multidisciplinary ELN, significant integration with other enterprise systems or deployment in validated environments, Accelrys continues to offer its flagship ELN, Symyx Notebook by Accelrys.
North American UGM Highlights Scientific Innovation
At last month's user group meeting in Jersey City,over 200 attendees including C&EN heard first-hand how Accelrys software solutions are speeding time to scientific innovation.
In addition to talks by Accelrys executives, the plenary session included timely keynote addresses by Robert Lochhead of the University of Southern Mississippi (“Accelerating Innovation to Address Crises and Catastrophes”), Stan Piper of Pfizer (“The Role of the ELN in Data Mining”), and Michael Hehenberger of IBM (“The Role of Deep Analytics, Modeling & Simulation and Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences”).
The diversity and reach of Accelrys’ comprehensive solution portfolio were evident in the talks given by over 30 customers throughout the meeting. Attendees have been sent an email with instructions for accessing the UGM presentations. Accelrys customers who were unable to attend the event can request access to presentations by emailing Accelrys Support (support@accelrys.com).
Accelrys Training Survey
We invite you to participate in our Accelrys Training Services Survey. This survey is open to all Accelrys customers regardless of the products you own, or whether or not you have participated in Accelrys trainings in the past. We will use your feedback to help us align the content, delivery and structure of our training offerings with your needs. The survey should take no longer than 15 minutes and to thank you for your time, we will enter you into a drawing for
one free User Group Meeting pass!
Upcoming Webinars
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Quantifying the Value of Pipeline Pilot |
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Sustainability: A Definition & Roadmap for Chemistry & Materials Science |
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Recent Advances in GOLD and its Implementation within Modeling Workflows via Discovery Studio 3.0 |
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Enhancing Data Pipelining with Document Search and Text Analysis |
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Materials Modeling & Simulation for Pharmaceutical Development |
Upcoming User Group Meetings
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Korea UGM, June 14, JW Marriott Hotel, Seoul; speakers include Chugai Pharmaceutical, |
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Japan UGM, June 16-17, Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo; sponsored by CTC Laboratory Systems, Microsoft and World Fusion; speakers include Astellas Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai Pharmaceuticals, J&J/Centocor, Mitsui Chemicals, Toyota Central R&D Labs, University of Tokyo and more. |
2011 European User Group Meeting
Join us in Athens, Greece, 11-13 October, for the 2011 European User Group Meeting. This year’s event, held at the Athenaeum Intercontinental, will feature three days of best-practice presentations, product demos, and one-on-one interactions with company executives, industry luminaries, colleagues, Accelrys partners and product experts. Hear from your peers—last year’s speakers included Sanofi-Aventis, AstraZeneca, MedImmune, Johnson Matthey, Corning, Henkel, the IEO, Schering-Plough, University of Barcelona, and more.
Call for Papers
If you are interested in presenting at the EUGM, please submit a title and brief abstract to abstracts-eu@accelrys.com. Deadline is Thursday, 30 June.
Register Early and Save
Register before 1 September and save €125 on the 2011 EUGM.
Visit the EUGM site to learn more about the agenda, accommodations and other important dates.
Recent Blog Posts
- From Semiconductors to Solar Panels: Saving Money Starts in the Lab — By eliminating batch-to-batch manufacturing variation, a system that turns siloed data into actionable scientific knowledge can help drive efficient, low cost, high volume production of complex semiconductor and photovoltaic materials and devices at global sites.
- Better Catalysts, Lower Costs through Improved Lab Processes — When working with complex catalysts like nanotubes, the ability to track materials and samples from inception through processing and modification is essential.
- Today's Challenges in Antibody Design — Thoughts on the many challenges encountered in antibody development, from improving modeling quality and precision to tailoring antibody-antigen affinity, modulating pharmacokinetic profiles, dealing with stability and aggregation issues and evaluating the pros and cons of immune responses.
In the News
Accelrys Named "Cool Vendor" by Gartner
Research firm Gartner, Inc. has identified Accelrys as a Cool Vendor in the category ‘Product Design and Life Cycle Management’ for 2011. Gartner defines a Cool Vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are innovative, impactful and intriguing. Such vendors are addressing key challenges to delivering profitable, innovative products faster and at lower cost.
Articles
“Benchtop Informatics"
(C&EN, June 6, 2011)
“Accelrys Acquires ELN Company to Complement Existing Symyx Notebook”
(GenomeWeb BioInform, May 24, 2011)
“Accelrys Employs Knowledge Management Solution to Speed Innovation”
(TMCnet, May 18, 2011)
“The Next Generation in Genome Sequencing”
(C&EN, May 9, 2011)
“LIMS: Connecting Instruments to the Data Backbone”
(Lab Manager Magazine, May 5, 2011)
