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| As start-up companies accumulate scientific data, they must assess many competing options for managing drug discovery and development information. Many resources are available to assist start-up companies in selecting and accessing the best research informatics (RI) platforms and applications. This presentation introduces a method to assist small and medium size companies in sorting through the many RI options available to them. It is based on Kelaroo's experiences with over 30 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies whom Kelaroo has provided with custom and commercial cheminformatics and bioinformatics products and professional services. The formalization of the method is achieved using basic elements of technical, financial and organizational analysis. This presentation also illustrates how in the maturing RI industry small and medium-size biopharmaceutical companies can mitigate the trade-offs between cost, flexibility and scalability. The findings are derived empirically from discussions with industry analysts, biopharmaceutical companies of various sizes, providers of RI platforms as well as developers of custom and commercial software applications. The presentation includes case studies for illustration purpose. |
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Chemical Logistics and Informatics Challenges for Companies Small, Medium and Large
2:00 PM-5:25 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- 252 A, Oral
Division of Chemical Information |