The merger of Molecular Simulations, Inc., the Genetics Computer Group, Synomics Ltd., Oxford Molecular and Synopsys Scientific Systems resulted in the creation of Accelrys in 2001. The company’s software is utilized by the chemical, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, energy, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Some of their notable products include Discoverant, Contur ELN, iLabber, Experiment Knowledge Base, Discovery Studio, Materials Stuido, Lab Executive System (LES) and Symx Notebook.
Pipeline Pilot is one of their automated products that is capable of analyzing data and accesses volume of disparate research information locked in silos. This program allows researchers to rapidly explore, report research results and come up with a visualization. They also carry four commercial versions of academically licensed programs: MODELLER, ISIS/Draw, SymyxDraw and CHARMM. The latter was used by the three inventors in 2013 that earned them a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
As a leading provider of scientific innovation Lifecycle management software, the business has more than 2,000 customers, including some of the world’s biggest names. 5 of the 5 top aerospace companies utilize their programs and services, 10 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies also avail of their services, 20 of the top 25 biotech companies are part of their clientele and 5 out of the top 10 oil and gas companies advocate their products.
With the usage of their products, companies are able to innovate faster and improve their productivity and compliance. As a result, these companies will see a difference in the cost and speed from the production development to the manufacturing of their items. Accelrys offers scientific data management, enterprise quality management, laboratory informatics, research informatics and environmental health and safety and operations intelligence to their customers.