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Guildford, UK, May 1, 2009 – IDBS, the global provider of data management
solutions for research and development companies, announces that CSIRO Molecular
and Health Technology is increasing its use of IDBS' E-WorkBook for chemistry (ChemBook)
in support of its internationally acclaimed polymer research. CSIRO are the
developers of the groundbreaking RAFT technology in polymer chemistry, and have
selected ChemBook to manage the diverse and complex data which are produced in
the generation, characterization and IP security of these commercially important
molecules.
ChemBook - a chemistry-specific extension to IDBS' enterprise class E-WorkBook
research data management system suite - incorporates IDBS' expanded chemistry
technologies and a chemically 'aware' spreadsheet for data analysis and
statistical trending. ChemBook at CSIRO will provide an unprecedented
combination of data management for reaction schemes, and for the diverse
physiochemical data that are required to characterize these highly complex and
multi-functional polymer products. The solution is also able to manage process
workflows within and between groups and generate rapid, flexible reports across
all of the data stored, including spectral annotations.
The E-WorkBook Suite has an open programming platform for CSIRO scientists to
add and experiment with discipline-specific plug-ins and integrations, making it
adaptable, evolutionary and readily integrated. Simon Saubern, Principal
Research Scientist at CSIRO said: "The flexibility of the open Eclipse-based
platform is what drew us to E-WorkBook. Our need to develop creative analysis
solutions ourselves and still be able to track samples, instrument data and
measured properties in an easy to use interface makes the E-WorkBook the obvious
choice for us". ChemBook will become integral to CSIRO's plans for an automated
polymer chemistry platform, managing and reporting on a wide range of process,
spectral and other instrument data.
Neil Kipling, CEO of IDBS commented: “CSIRO's expertise in this area of science
and their confidence in our solution reflects the robustness and broad
applicability of E-WorkBook and our expanded cheminformatics technologies. As a
high profile research organization, and a long-standing client in the
Asia-Pacific region, this decision also reflects our ongoing expansion in the
region and our global commitment to our international research clients."
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About IDBS
IDBS is a trusted provider of integrated data management software and service
solutions to the life sciences industry. The company's ActivityBase and E-WorkBook
Suites provide gold standard chemistry and biology data support from target
validation to GxP validated phases of the R&D process. The company supports long
term relationships with the leading research organizations, maximizing the value
of research data by enabling the capture, storage, sharing and use of data,
while protecting intellectual property across the spectrum of research
activities.
Headquartered in Guildford, UK, IDBS has worldwide coverage, with U.S. offices
in California, New Jersey and Massachusetts, consultancy teams across Europe and
a network which delivers IDBS products and advisory services across
Asia-Pacific. Founded in 1989, IDBS employs more than 170 people worldwide. For
more information, please visit: www.idbs.com.
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