Biogen Deploys Spotfire DecisionSite to Deliver Advanced Analytical Capabilites.Business/Technology/Biotechnology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Leading Biotechnology Company Partners with Spotfire to Accelerate Breakthrough Therapeutic Discoveries Spotfire(R) today announced that Biogen has adopted Spotfire DecisionSite to accelerate the drug discovery and development process. The partnership will enhance Biogen's core research strength, the ability to rapidly ascertain new drug candidates, by enabling scientists and researchers to access, analyze and share data - collaborating across teams, departments and geographies. "In order to maintain our industry leadership, it is critical that we set aggressive, ever-increasing performance standards. This includes empowering every individual to make faster, more effective decisions," said Dr. Rainer Fuchs, Senior Director, Research Informatics Same as information technology and information systems. The term is more widely used in Europe. , Biogen. "We recognize that one of the key next challenges in the genome race is to equip decision makers with an integrated user experience into genomics, chemistry, and screening data. Spotfire DecisionSite gives us this ability, resulting in a substantial competitive advantage." "As one of the oldest, independent biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. , Biogen has an extraordinary depth of experience in the research and discovery of new drug candidates," said Dr. Christopher Dr. John R. Christopher, known popularly as "Dr. Christopher" was one of very few nationally prominent doctors of herbal medicine of the middle third of the 20th century, a "dark ages" of herbalism and was responsible for the herbal renaissance of the 1960s. Ahlberg, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Spotfire. "We're honored to partner with one of the driving forces behind the emergence of next generation biopharmaceutical drugs and are happy to assist Biogen in its quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the more efficient identification of breakthrough molecules and targeted drug design." About Spotfire(R) Spotfire, Inc. is a leading provider of eAnalytic applications and services that put the power of decision-making at the center of its customers' businesses. Spotfire's solutions enable organizations around the world to improve the efficiency, the speed and the accuracy of their decision-making processes Presented below is a list of topics on decision-making and decision-making processes: | width="" align="left" valign="top" |
| width="" align="left" valign="top" | About Biogen Biogen, Inc., winner of the U.S. National Medal of Technology, is a biopharmaceutical company principally engaged in discovering and developing drugs for human healthcare through genetic engineering. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, the Company's revenues are generated from international sales of AVONEX(R) (Interferon beta-1a interferon beta-1a Avonex, Rebif Pharmacologic class: Biological response modifier Therapeutic class: Antiviral, immunoregulator Pregnancy risk category C Action) for treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, and from the worldwide sales by licensees of a number of products, including alpha interferon and hepatitis B vaccines hepatitis B vaccinen. Abbr. HB A vaccine prepared from the inactivated surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus and used to immunize against hepatitis B. and diagnostic products. Biogen's research and development activities are focused on novel products to treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases A group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, in which immune cells turn on the body, attacking various tissues and organs. Mentioned in: Complement Deficiencies, Premature Menopause , neurological diseases, cancer, fibrosis and congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. . The Company maintains active clinical research programs in protein therapeutics, small molecules, genomics and gene therapy. For copies of press releases and additional information about the Company, please consult Biogen's Homepage on the World Wide Web at http://www.biogen.com Spotfire is a registered trademark and DecisionSite is a trademark of Spotfire, Inc. All other names or marks may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. |
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