NEW DATABASE CONTAINS DRUG DISCOVERY/DEVELOPMENT INFO.Base4 Bioinformatics Inc., Toronto, has introduced PharMatrix(TM) 2.0, the next generation of collaborative knowledge management for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. PharMatrix(TM) captures and promotes the sharing of all of the knowledge generated by drug discovery and development teams. It is an especially powerful tool to co-ordinate the activities of the geographically dispersed teams A Geographically Dispersed Team (GDT) – also known as a Virtual team – is a group of individuals who work across time, space, and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology. typical of today's drug discovery process. Powered by Open Text Corporation's Livelink Intranet 8, PharMatrix(TM) 2.0 combines a new modular architecture with improved collaborative functionality, enhancing both vertical and horizontal integration Horizontal Integration When a company expands its business into different products that are similar to current lines. Notes: For example, a hot dog vendor expanding into selling hamburgers. Compare this to vertical integration. See also: Vertical Integration of drug discovery groups. New features include enhanced departmental tools and support for standardized project folders. In recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time analysis of massive amounts of data has reached a critical level for pharmaceutical and biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. companies. While corporations are developing formal databases to capture this data, there is a need to rapidly and efficiently share conclusions developed from data analysis. PharMatrix(TM) significantly increases a company's ability to identify new drug targets, deploy personnel and resources, manage drug discovery projects and accelerate the development process. "We have had a very good response from pharmaceutical and 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. to PharMatrix(TM) since we introduced version 1.0 in the spring of this year," commented Martin Sumner-Smith, Base4's 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. . "PharMatrix(TM) 2.0 incorporates the most requested features, extending functionality and streamlining the user interface." Comprised of a cross-section of IT professionals and research scientists, Base4 Bioinformatics Inc. (http://www.base4.com) provides integrated systems solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. For more information, call 905/677-0532 x250. |
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