GNI Forms Marketing Alliance with Wako Pure Chemical.Move to Grow Sales of Cell Illustrator 3.0, Jointly Developed with the University of Tokyo “Todai” redirects here. For the restaurant called Todai, see Todai (restaurant). The University of Tokyo (東京大学 TOKYO -- GNI GNI Gross National Income GNI Global Nomads International GNI Guyana News and Information GNI Gay Naturists International GNI Global Netoptex Inc. GNI Great Northern Iron GNI Gebäude Netzwerk Institut (German) Ltd, a leading biopharmaceutical company in Asia, today announced that it has formed an alliance with Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. to market Cell Illustrator 3.0. A biological illustration and biopathway modeling software tool, Cell Illustrator 3.0 was developed by GNI in cooperation with the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science, under Professor Satoru Miyano. From April 2007, Wako Pure Chemical will sell the software through its more than seventy partner agencies throughout Japan. Cell Illustrator 3.0 allows biologists to more easily create computer images and simulations of complex metabolic and gene regulatory pathways, signal transduction Signal transduction The transmission of molecular signals from a cell's exterior to its interior. Molecular signals are transmitted between cells by the secretion of hormones and other chemical factors, which are then picked up by different cells. cascades and dynamic biological interactions. Biologists can then observe and verify the behavior of those entities. In developing the software, the University of Tokyo used proprietary high-performance visual modeling architecture based on Petri net (parallel, simulation) Petri net - A directed, bipartite graph in which nodes are either "places" (represented by circles) or "transitions" (represented by rectangles), invented by Carl Adam Petri. A Petri net is marked by placing "tokens" on places. 1. Cell Illustrator was developed by GNI along with University of Tokyo to support the company's own research efforts as well as research collaborations with other pharmaceutical companies. A tested industrial-quality software system, Cell Illustrator is also already in use by the Institute for Molecular Bioscience and the ARC Center in Bioinformatics' Visible Cell(TM) project at the University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, a member of Australia's Group of Eight, and the Sandstone Universities. It is also a founding member of the international Universitas 21 organisation. in Australia. The first version of Cell Illustrator was developed by GNI and the University of Tokyo and launched in 2002. The latest offering runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms and enables biologists to visually analyze biological pathways. Also provided with the software is a gene network data sample, based on baker's yeast yeast, name applied specifically to a certain group of microscopic fungi and to commercial products consisting of masses of dried yeast cells or of yeast mixed with a starchy material and pressed into yeast cakes. . GNI was the first organization in the world to succeed in large-scale mapping of human gene regulatory networks A gene regulatory network (also called a GRN or genetic regulatory network) is a collection of DNA segments in a cell which interact with each other (indirectly through their RNA and protein expression products) and with other substances in the cell, thereby . Data on the results of this research is available for purchase. GNI offers variants on Cell Illustrator 3.0 to private-sector professionals, universities, colleges and other educational institutions, and for use by students and the general public. Users can easily download and install the software and can access an online forum on use of the software, maintained by GNI. The three versions of Cell Illustrator are: 1. Cell Illustrator Professional Contains a complete range of features for pathway modeling at all scales, allowing users to optimize productivity and efficiency. 2. Cell Illustrator Classroom Incorporates functions required by universities, colleges, and other educational institutions to practice with smaller pathways at affordable rates. 3. Cell Illustrator Draw Offers those aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. to be medical professionals a package containing basic features, available without charge, to create pathways. GNI's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and founder, 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. Savoie, said, "In biological research today, high speed data analysis is extremely important. The sales alliance with Wako Pure Chemical is significant because it will introduce more companies and educational institutions to the benefits of Cell Illustrator 3.0 in analyzing genetic networks. In addition, GNI looks forward to helping to cultivate tomorrow's medical professionals by offering a free version of the software that enables students and the general public to simulate biological pathways." Professor Mark Ragan of the University of Queensland added, "This is a highly valuable tool in helping to advance the research efforts undertaken here for the Visible Cell(TM) project. It is a goal of the Visible Cell(TM) project to map the output of Cell Illustrator onto a 3D physical model of the cell so that network models can be integrated and visualized into the Cell Visualiser environment." Notes to editors About GNI Founded in 2001, GNI, a leader in the field of integrated systems pharmacology pharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and , is an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in Japan, China, the U.K. and the U.S. GNI has used ethically approved methods to successfully map gene regulatory networks via a complex process of reverse-engineering. Furthermore, GNI has successfully developed the technology required to apply this data to drug development and discovery, a feat that has not been achieved by any other organization. In June 2005, Shanghai Genomics, which operates an integrated drug discovery platform combining genetic discovery and drug development, became an affiliate of GNI. In April 2006, GNI announced an investment in Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical which gives the company access to manufacturing and distribution in China. For further information, please visit www.gene-networks.com About Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. Established in 1922 as a comprehensive 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. manufacturer, Waco Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. offers high-quality products for advanced research. The company harnesses proprietary technologies in its core businesses of laboratory chemicals, specialty chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. and diagnostic reagents for a broad customer base that encompasses researchers, medical practitioners, and industrial corporations. Further details are available at: http://www.wako-chem.co.jp/egaiyo/index.htm About The Human Genome The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is composed of 24 distinct pairs of chromosomes (22 autosomal + X + Y) with a total of approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs containing an estimated 20,000–25,000 genes. Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo The Human Genome Center was established by the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science in 1991 to oversee human genome planning for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology. The Center's supercomputers analyze massive volumes of data for advanced research on cancer and other treatment-resistant illnesses. Professor Satoru Miyano and Assistant Professor Masao Nagasaki head the Center's research on DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. information analysis. Further details are available at: http://www.hgc.jp/english/ 1 Prof. Dr. Carl Adam Petri Carl Adam Petri (b. July 12 1926) is a German mathematician and computer scientist. He was born in Leipzig. Petri invented the Petri net in 1962 as part of his dissertation, Kommunikation mit Automaten (communication with automata). of Germany devised the Petri net modeling technique for describing, designing, analyzing, and verifying information and control systems. |
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