Symyx Appoints Symyx Tools President.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX), a provider of software, automated workflows and services for improving R&D productivity, today announced the appointment of Gerard Abraham as president of Symyx Tools, which automates and accelerates experimentation through modular systems and integrated high-throughput workflows. Mr. Abraham joins Timothy Campbell, president of Symyx Software, and Richard Boehner, head of Symyx Collaborations, in leading the Company's three key business units.

Mr. Abraham served most recently in several senior positions in the U.S. and overseas at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., including president of its process systems and process instruments divisions. Previously, he was with HP and Matra-Harris. Mr. Abraham brings significant experience developing and scaling instrument businesses in global markets.

Isy Goldwasser, chief executive officer of Symyx Technologies, Inc., said, "In April, we committed to adding significant industry-specific expertise to our primary business areas to drive these businesses as they expand in scope and operational complexity. With the addition of Gerard as head of Symyx Tools, we have completed the build out of our business leadership team and look forward to his contributions in helping our customers achieve meaningful improvements in their research and development."

About Symyx

Symyx Technologies is an R&D execution partner to the life sciences, chemicals, energy, consumer products and electronics industries. Symyx provides electronic lab notebook and scientific decision-support software, automated lab systems (workflows), and collaborative research services to improve R&D productivity. Information about Symyx, including reports and other information filed by Symyx with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at www.symyx.com.