Integromics Becomes Spotfire Authorized VAR.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004 Spain's renowned National Centre for Biotechnology (Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) selects Integromics and Spotfire DecisionSite Spotfire today announced Integromics, a Spanish provider of information technology services for life sciences companies, is now a Spotfire authorized Value-Added Reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VAR) for the Spanish marketplace. The two partners also announced their first joint customer win to the Academic Life Sciences organizations in Spain's renowned National Centre for Biotechnology (Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia) in Madrid. Integromics provides bioinformatics expertise and IT solutions to drug companies and research institutions involved in genomics and proteomics. It offers a range of technologies and services that help laboratory staffs handle and understand large amounts of data without being burdened by IT issues, particularly in two key areas: -- Data management and integration; -- Intelligent data analysis and data mining. Integromics will use Spotfire's DecisionSite(TM) software to create drug discovery analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. for accelerating breakthroughs in potential disease treatments. It will utilize DecisionSite's Guided Analytic(TM) feature to configure applications that capture and share the knowledge and expertise of its customers' best researchers. For example, the Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia (CNB CNB Czech National Bank CNB Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia CNB City National Bank CNB Citizens National Bank CNB Croatian National Bank CNB Chloronitrobenzene CNB Corresponsales No Bancarios (Spanish, Colombia) ) will use DecisionSite for discovery of new biotechnologies and treatments for human and animal health, agricultural advancements and environmental remediation Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or from a . The CNB's life sciences research focuses on functional genomics Noun 1. functional genomics - the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products genomics - the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) and proteomics, new bioinformatic tools for structure-function of proteins, integrative structural biology Structural biology is a branch of molecular biology concerned with the study of the architecture and shape of biological macromolecules—proteins and nucleic acids in particular—and what causes them to have the structures they have. , control of cell growth and tumor formation, mechanisms of senescence senescence /se·nes·cence/ (se-nes´ens) the process of growing old, especially the condition resulting from the transitions and accumulations of the deleterious aging processes. se·nes·cence n. and apoptosis, development of animal models for the study of diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune, bacterial, viral and parasitic infections, vectors for gene therapy, new vaccines for human and animal diseases, bioregulators and immune modulators immune modulators, n.pl chemicals that influence the immune system. Also called cytokines. . In agricultural and environmental research, the CNB will use DecisionSite as a visual analysis and decision-making tool for development of plants resistant to pathogens and stress, microorganisms capable of destroying toxic pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. in the environment and producing novel antibiotics and hydrolytic enzymes hydrolytic enzymes (hī·drō·liˑ·tik enˑ·zīmz), n.pl complex catalytic proteins that use water to break down substrates. See also hydrolysis. . "Integromics partnered with Spotfire to extend our services portfolio with a visual, interactive analytic application platform that easily integrates multiple data sources, and transforms the data into an interactive decision-making asset," said Dr. Vicente R Carro, 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 Integromics. "Spotfire has become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, visual analysis platform in the life sciences industry." Integromics-configured DecisionSite applications will enable pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic research groups to quickly find and categorize important genomic and proteomic expression patterns. Its interactive, integrative analysis environment incorporates high-impact visualization capabilities that let users examine the expression and annotation 1. (programming, compiler) annotation - Extra information associated with a particular point in a document or program. Annotations may be added either by a compiler or by the programmer. dimensions of their data and perform a wide array of numerical analyses. Users can collaborate effectively across and outside their enterprises with easy-to-use Web interfaces, providing interactive presentations of complex gene and protein function information. As a result, fast and confident decision-making for new drug designs can quickly spread throughout their organizations. "Integromics will be a key Spotfire VAR for proliferating the use of DecisionSite analytics to improve drug discovery decision-making across Spain's life sciences industries," said William Cobert, Spotfire's Vice President of Europe Sales. "As our reseller community grows globally and spreads DecisionSite into more leading R&D labs, we envision a new era of dramatically accelerated discoveries of new treatments for disease." About Integromics Integromics, S.L. provides innovative IT solutions for Life Sciences (Genomics and Proteomics). In the post-genomic era, Integromics offers state-of-the-art products, services and training in two strategic areas: data management/integration and intelligent data analysis. Highly committed to R&D, its novel analytic applications will complement Spotfire DecisionSite. Being one of the most promising companies on bioinformatics in Spain, Integromics offers their clients in Spain and Europe an excellent understanding of current biological challenges and efforts and a deep knowledge of the most actual solutions in bioinformatics on a very competitive level. The company has developed a network of collaborations both in industry and academia to supply complete technological solutions that facilitate its client's achievements of their goals. For more information: www.integromics.com. About Spotfire Spotfire, Inc. provides Guided Analytic applications and services that empower extended enterprises and their end-users to make faster, more effective decisions. More than 600 Global 2000 customers from pharmaceutical, high tech manufacturing oil and gas, consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one , and academic markets and over 30,000 users gain insights with Spotfire products worldwide. The company maintains U.S. headquarters in Somerville, Mass., and European headquarters in Goteborg, Sweden. Additional information can be found at www.spotfire.com. |
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