TimeLogic and Infocom Speed Life Science Patent Approval at the Japan Patent Office with DeCypher Bioinformatics Solution.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. and TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 The Japanese government has awarded a contract to TimeLogic and Infocom for the installation of a new DeCypher(R) Accelerated Bioinformatics Using computers in biological research to analyze or predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) and model biologic systems. Bioinformatics is most prominent in the Human Genome Project, which has recorded the three billion chemical base pairs that make up the system at the Japan Patent Office. JPO JPO Joint Program Office JPO Japanese Patent Office JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics JPO Journal of Physical Oceanography JPO Juvenile Probation Officer JPO Jump If Parity Odd JPO Joint Pipeline Office JPO Joint Planning Office , an agency of The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省 , scans all public genetic data sources as well as prior art sequence information for every new patent application containing genomic genomic pertaining to a genome. genomic clone see clone. genomic DNA the DNA sequences making up the genome of an individual. genomic library see gene bank. data. Sensitive search algorithms In computer science, a search algorithm, broadly speaking, is an algorithm that takes a problem as input and returns a solution to the problem, usually after evaluating a number of possible solutions. , including Smith-Waterman and Framesearch, accelerated to supercomputing speeds through an array of reprogrammable processors in the DeCypher system, provide the means to search through rapidly expanding genomic and protein sequence databases to verify the unique nature of an applicant's submission. "The continued increase for bioinformatics analysis at JPO demonstrates the overall health of the genomics research in Japan," claims Yasuhiro Kuroda, Ph.D. of Infocom's Lifescience Division Bioinformatics Group. Daniel Naimey, VP of Sales for TimeLogic, commented, "JPO has depended upon TimeLogic's bioinformatics technology since they first implemented DeCypher in February of 1999. This upgrade brings a 30-fold performance improvement over their original system and applies the performance equivalent of thousands of CPUs to over 35 critical bioinformatics tasks." Naimey continued, "Utilizing reconfigurable FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. technology, DeCypher Model XD-8G occupies only the space of two small servers and has minimal power and cooling needs." "We are proud to have been recognized for the quality of our technology by the Japanese government," remarked Rick MacDonald, TimeLogic's 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. . "TimeLogic also wishes to recognize the staff of Infocom -- without their quality and expertise, this contract would not have been possible," he added. About TimeLogic TimeLogic produces DeCypher, the leading-edge solution for high-throughput computation within life science research. Computationally intensive bioinformatics algorithms -- including BLAST, Smith-Waterman, Framesearch and Hidden Markov Model A hidden Markov model (HMM) is a statistical model in which the system being modeled is assumed to be a Markov process with unknown parameters, and the challenge is to determine the hidden parameters from the observable parameters. analysis -- are critical for genomic research and drug target identification. TimeLogic reduces these computations from hours to minutes, and multiple months to days, bringing near real-time performance to informatics Same as information technology and information systems. The term is more widely used in Europe. research and enabling compound research techniques to be employed for more comprehensive scientific results. DeCypher is utilized by top biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. companies, as well as academic and government research institutions worldwide. TimeLogic has been accelerating bioinformatics discovery since 1996. Media contact: Christopher Hoover, Director of Marketing, 775-832-3104, chrish@timelogic.com, http://www.timelogic.com About Infocom Infocom has installed and supported TimeLogic's products within Japan's pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries for over three years. Media contact: Yasuhiro Kuroda, Infocom, Lifescience, 3-11, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan, tel. +81-3-3518-3461, email: y.kuroda@infocom.co.jp, http://www.infocom.co.jp/index_e.html About The Japan Patent Office The Japanese Patent Office, an agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (http://www.meti.go.jp/english), provides protection of intellectual creative activities and support for technology development.
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