Biowire.com Launches Web Site Offering Information and Tools to Biological Researchers Worldwide; Site Features 12,500 Product Reviews.Business Editors/Technology Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000 Biowire.com announced today that it has launched a web site designed to increase the efficiency and success of individual bioresearchers. The web site is focused on providing free, easy-to-use genetic analysis software and scientist-authored reviews of specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. products for biological research, including reagents, kits and other supplies. "With the explosion in the amount of genetic sequence information being generated today, bioresearchers are under increasing pressure to achieve successful results in a timely fashion," said Tom Schultz Schultz may refer to People:
Through a program of scientist-to-scientist referral, Biowire.com has become one of the largest and most active Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the sites in the life sciences market, with more than 16,000 registered users at more than 2,000 academic, commercial, and industrial organizations in 45 countries. Biowire.com offers the most extensive database of user-written product reviews in the life sciences industry. These reviews provide bioresearchers with first-hand first-hand Adjective obtained directly from the original source Adverb 1. directly from the original source 2. information and advice about experiment-specific products such as enzymes Enzymes Organic substances (proteins) composed of amino acids that trigger and regulate chemical reactions in the body. There are over 700 identified human enzymes. Mentioned in: Interactions, Nutritional Supplements , antibodies and reagent reagent /re·a·gent/ (re-a´jent) a substance used to produce a chemical reaction so as to detect, measure, produce, etc., other substances. re·a·gent n. kits. These products -- which comprise a $3 billion market today -- are considered critical to the success of the research project and therefore are selected by the individual scientist based upon past experience, peer recommendation. or other information gathered from the scientific community. These reviews create a new forum for scientist-to-scientist communication, giving researchers the knowledge they need to select the best product available for ensuring optimal results from their experiments. To date, more than 12,500 reviews of products from 33 suppliers have been posted on the Biowire.com site, with several hundred being added each day. "By allowing researchers to compare the offerings of different manufacturers from the point of view of a bench scientist, we intend to play a key role in their purchasing decisions," added Mr. Shultz. Biowire.com is the leading resource of knowledge and tools that bioresearchers need for efficient and successful science. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. has raised $1 million to date in seed financing, primarily from leaders in the biotechnology community. |
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