Thomson Acquires Unleashed Informatics Ltd
Addition of Bioinformatics Content Will Enhance Thomson Scientific Offering for Pharmaceutical Community
The Thomson Corporation announced that its Scientific business unit has acquired privately-held Unleashed informatics Ltd, a life sciences data management company. According to the company, Unleashed Informatics and owns the largest repository of value-added bioinformatics records - a highly significant area for target-based drug discovery. Its management team and employees will become part of Thomson Scientific. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"The volume and variety of biological data being generated in laboratories worldwide represents a profound scientific challenge," said Jon Brett Harris, executive vice president of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Markets at Thomson Scientific. "The integration of Unleashed Informatics with Thomson Scientific data, particularly the 8.5 million genetic sequences in our GENESEQ database, will enable us to deliver greater value for research scientists working in biology-driven drug discovery."
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