BioTrove, Inc. Announces Collaborative Agreement with Pfizer, Inc.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 12, 2001 BioTrove, Inc., formerly Advanced Instrumentation instrumentation, in music: see orchestra and orchestration. instrumentation In technology, the development and use of precise measuring, analysis, and control equipment. Systems, Inc., announced today it has entered into a collaborative research agreement with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PFE 1. (text, editor) PFE - Programmer's File Editor. 2. (language) PFE - Portable Forth Environment. ) for the development of BioTrove's ultra-high throughput screening technology for use in Pfizer's research facilities. Under the terms of the two-year agreement, BioTrove will develop a ultra-high throughput screening platform integrating proprietary nanoscale At nanometer size. Any device only a few nanometers in size is nanoscale. See nanotechnology and nanometer. liquid handling technologies to be purchased by Pfizer for use by Pfizer research sites. "BioTrove is extremely pleased to have entered into this relationship with Pfizer." said Colin Brenan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of BioTrove, Inc. "Pfizer is an innovative research-based company that has recognized the value of technological innovation in accelerating the drug discovery process. BioTrove has created advanced technology purposely pur·pose·ly adv. With specific purpose. purposely Adverb on purpose USAGE: See at purposeful. Adv. 1. designed to speed the analysis of drug compounds in nanoliter volume assays and at high rates. We believe that BioTrove's system will be of great benefit to Pfizer and other companies to accelerate drug development and design" BioTrove is a privately-held company providing innovative technological solutions to the life science industry. Their proprietary drug discovery technology platforms are designed to substantially increase the efficiency of the entire pre-clinical drug discovery process from combinatorial chemistry Combinatorial chemistry involves the rapid synthesis or the computer simulation of a large number of different but structurally related molecules. Introduction Synthesis of molecules in a combinatorial fashion can quickly lead to large numbers of molecules. , target identification, through high-performance screening and profiling, to ADME/Tox studies. Source: BioTrove, Inc. |
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