SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people
and their environment, today announced a collaboration with IDBS, a leading
provider of integrated life sciences data management solutions, at the 6th
Annual High Content Analysis Conference in San Francisco. The collaboration will
be focused on improving data analysis and interpretation of High Content
Screening (HCS), an enabling technology in the search for key cellular markers
associated with human health and disease.
The collaboration features the integration of PerkinElmer`s Columbus image data
management system for HCS with IDBS`s ActivityBase XE screening data management
software. The collaboration will provide researchers with a unified interface to
access both Columbus`s image data storage capabilities and ActivityBase XE`s
screening data analysis and interpretation features, to enable compelling
exploratory outcomes in HCS and cellular analysis.
"The future of High Content Screening lies in an increased synergy between
technologies that integrate vast image content with large compound sets, to
generate actionable research data," said Richard M. Eglen, Ph.D., president,
Bio-discovery, PerkinElmer. "We feel this collaboration with IDBS is a timely
and highly promising advance in giving researchers access to greater insights
into the cell-based mechanisms of disease, as well as development of novel
therapies based on greater understanding of the origins of diseases."
Neil Kipling, CEO of IDBS, said "ActivityBase XE maintains IDBS`s leading
position in data management for the global drug discovery industry, offering
innovation and scalable functionality to screening groups worldwide. This new
relationship with PerkinElmer provides scientists with the high performance data
management tools necessary to maximize the promise which this technical
innovation presents."
PerkinElmer`s Columbus software is a flexible, convenient solution for high
volume image storage and management. Designed as a partner product for the Opera
system, PerkinElmer's premier confocal microplate imaging reader, the software
has the added benefit of full compatibility with a wide range of image file
formats. The Columbus software can be easily used to archive and manage images
from confocal and standard research microscopes, and acts as a convenient
central repository for all image data.
IDBS`s ActivityBase XE delivers ultra high performance data analysis, flexible
data visualization/interpretation and storage in one working environment. The
new features in ActivityBase XE enable users to analyze rich, multivariant data,
perform curve fitting and complex statistics within each well of a MTS, HTS or
uHTS experiment. The software enables innovative, domain-aware interpretation
through intuitive visualization, featuring a wide selection of data views not
available in generic spreadsheet packages or non-specialist solutions.
About IDBS
IDBS is a trusted provider of integrated data management software and service
solutions to the life sciences industry. The company`s ActivityBase XE and
eWorkbook 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.
Founded in 1989, IDBS employs more than 170 people worldwide. For more
information, please visit: www.idbs.com.
About PerkinElmer, Inc.
PerkinElmer, Inc. is a global leader focused on ensuring the health and safety
of people and their environment. The Company reported revenue of $1.8 billion in
2007, has approximately 9,100 employees serving customers in more than 150
countries, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index. Additional information is
available through www.perkinelmer.com or 1-877-PKI-NYSE.
For PerkinElmer, Inc.
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Mario Fante, 781-663-5602
mario.fante@perkinelmer.com
or
For IDBS
Alto Marketing Limited
Nicki Muir, +44 (0) 1489 557672
nickim@alto-marketing.com
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