Solvay Pharmaceuticals Adds ACD/Labs' NMR Prediction and Processing Tools to Second Pharmaceutical Research Facility
Toronto, Canada, and Weesp, NL, March 30, 2005 -
Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) and Solvay Pharmaceuticals B.V. (Solvay) announce that ACD/Labs' 1D and 2D NMR Prediction, Processing, and Databasing software modules are being deployed at the Chemical Design and Synthesis Unit of Solvay Pharmaceuticals' Weesp, NL, research and development site.
Solvay was first introduced to ACD/Labs' industry-standard NMR software through a December 1999 installation at their Hannover, Germany site. Now, research scientists at both Weesp and Hannover have gained the ability to quickly and accurately calculate chemical shifts and coupling constants for 1H and 13C NMR spectra using ACD/NMR Predictors, as well as perform vendor-neutral processing and analysis of their data using ACD/1D and 2D NMR Processors. To manage this and other analytical data generated by Solvay scientists, both sites also implemented the NMR database modules of ACD/SpecManager, the analytical data management system that unifies structures, spectra, and other analytical information from any technique into a single interface.
Dr. Guy Desmarquets, Director of European Operations for ACD/Labs, remarks, "Year after year, we as a global software provider observe deeper and deeper collaboration between corporate divisions and individual research groups in different countries. We understand that multi-site and international communication is an integral part of the modern R&D process, and are pleased that our customers on different continents are using our tools to establish better information exchange and make better decisions toward advancing this collaborative science."
The software modules installed at the Weesp site were purchased through Chemcad, ACD/Labs' official Distributor for France, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands. Dr. Hans de Bie, Account Manager for Chemcad, comments on the purchase, "This is a big step forward to a long-term collaboration with Solvay. With this extension in Weesp, Solvay made a critical step forward to build a global repository of analytical data. Chemcad is pleased to be able to provide full support to this initiative."
The combined deployments at Hannover and Weesp are viewed as a first step towards a long-term collaboration between ACD/Labs and Solvay to increase their elucidation efficiency in critical cases.
About Advanced Chemistry Development
Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is a chemistry software company offering solutions that truly integrate chemical structures with analytical chemistry information to produce ChemAnalytics™. ACD/Labs creates innovative software packages that aid chemical research scientists worldwide with spectroscopic validation of structures, elucidation of unknown substances, chromatographic separation, medicinal chemistry, preformulation of novel drug agents, systematic nomenclature generation, and chemical patenting and publication. Combined, ACD/Labs' solutions create an analytical informatics system that provides dramatic feed-forward effects on the chemical and pharmaceutical research process. Founded in 1993, and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ACD/Labs employs a team of over 100 dedicated individuals whose continual efforts carry ACD/Labs' innovative technologies into pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, and materials companies throughout the world. Information about Advanced Chemistry Development and its products can be found at www.acdlabs.com.
About Chemcad
Created in 1995, Chemcad is a French company reselling chemistry, physico-chemistry, spectroscopy, and material scientific software and databases to French and Dutch speaking customers. Their customer base is mostly in France, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and North Africa. Located in Obernai, near Strasbourg (North East of France), Chemcad is very well established and has a database of more than 14,000 prospects in those areas. Their customer base includes large pharmaceutical, chemical, and petroleum companies, and they also sell to university and governmental research labs. Additional information can be found at www.chemcad.com.
About Solvay
Solvay is an international chemical and pharmaceutical group with headquarters in Brussels. It employs more than 30,000 people in 50 countries. In 2003, its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 7.6 billion, generated by its three activity sectors: Chemicals, Plastics, and Pharmaceuticals. Solvay is listed on the Euronext 100 index of top European companies. Details are available at www.solvay.com.
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