Elsevier MDL Restructures to Better Serve Life Sciences R&D; Business Groups Align Business Drivers with Key Industry Needs.SAN LEANDRO San Leandro (săn lēăn`drō), city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; medical equipment; lighting fixtures; and , Calif. -- Pursuing its mission as the leading provider of integrated information, information management and workflow solutions for life sciences research, Elsevier MDL Elsevier MDL is a subsidiary of Elsevier. It develops programs that aid in "discovery informatics", or the use of computers modeling of scientific information in ways that lead to new discoveries. The company was founded as Molecular Design Limited in 1978. has announced a strategic restructuring of the company into business groups aligned with three key areas of importance to discovery R&D organizations: framework technology, workflow applications and integrated content. "This new organization and strategic focus better equips Elsevier MDL to meet the challenges in the marketplace," said President 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. Lars Barfod, "and to continue to deliver world class, innovative framework, workflow and content solutions that enable our customers to achieve their objectives." --The newly-designated Framework Business Group delivers the technology for integrating business processes, data and applications, including the industry-leading MDL MDL - (Originally "Muddle"). C. Reeve, Carl Hewitt and Gerald Sussman, Dynamic Modeling Group, MIT ca. 1971. Intended as a successor to Lisp, and a possible base for Planner-70. Basically LISP 1.5 with data types and arrays. (R) ISIS product family, the powerful new MDL(R) Isentris(R) informatics platform and the MDL(R) Cheshire chemical structure automation environment. --The Workflow Business Group develops and extends Isentris-based applications and workflow solutions that are vital to scientists in a variety of disciplines, including registration tools, the new MDL(R) Discovery Logistics system (available this summer), an electronic lab notebook An electronic lab notebook (also known as Electronic Laboratory Notebook, or ELN) is a software program designed to replace paper laboratory notebooks. Lab notebooks in general are used by scientists and technicians to document research, experiments and procedures performed in a (announced for 2006) and a substantially improved 3.0 version of the MDL(R) Assay Explorer(R) biological data management system (this summer). --The Content Business Group delivers integrated scientific information, databases and reference works (covering chemistry, sourcing, biology, pharmacology, ADME/Tox and drug safety), including a faster, easier-to-use release of the comprehensive DiscoveryGate(R) content platform (www.discoverygate.com) coming this spring. Each business group is responsible for business development, product management, development, quality and research in its area. This flatter organizational structure will enable a sharper focus on key areas. The three strategic business groups will function together to develop and deliver integrated discovery informatics solutions that enable scientists in different disciplines to work effectively together in an informed, collaborative setting. For customers, all business contacts at Elsevier MDL remain the same, as the restructuring does not affect the Sales, Consulting or Customer Care groups. About Elsevier MDL Elsevier MDL provides informatics, database and workflow solutions that accelerate successful life sciences R&D by improving the speed and quality of scientists' decision making. Researchers around the world depend on Elsevier MDL for innovative and reliable discovery informatics software solutions and services augmented by 400 Elsevier chemistry and life sciences journals and related products. For more information, visit www.mdl.com. Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. For more information, visit www.elsevier.com. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN ren or jen In Confucianism, the most basic of all virtues, variously translated as “humaneness” or “benevolence.” It originally denoted the kindness of rulers to subjects. (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. ), RUK RUK Reserviupseerikoulu (Hamina, Finland, Reserve Officers' School) RUK Are You Kidding? and ENL Noun 1. ENL - an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face erythema nodosum leprosum Hansen's disease, leprosy - chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical (New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. ). For more information, visit www.reedelsevier.com. MDL, Isentris and DiscoveryGate are registered trademarks of MDL Information Systems, Inc. ("Elsevier MDL") in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved. |
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