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April 3, 2009 – Leadscope, Lhasa Limited, Multicase and Molecular Networks GmbH have launched a new collaboration providing toxicity assessment through a single common user interface. The new collaboration is Insilicofirst. Insilicofirst brings together the world's leading organizations in toxicity prediction systems. This partnership combines highly regarded scientific knowledge with expertise in toxicity assessment through in silico predictive software development. The initial phase of this collaboration, now available, is the development of a common user interface using the four founding partners’ respective toxicity tools. Through www.insilicofirst.com scientists can obtain toxicity information, from all four partners, through a single query. A query can be entered via a Mol/SD file, SMILES, Compound/Synonym Name or Registry Number. Data available includes model predictions, metabolism and reactivity and published data. Users’ initial search to see what data are available through Insilicofirst can be performed at no cost. The system completes a similarity search for analogs and also determines which models are appropriate for the query compound based on a domain of applicability analysis. Based on these analyses, the available products are shown along with their associated cost. Users can limit their search criteria by categories (i.e. carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, chronic, skin sensitization, etc), by product types (model predictions, metabolism and reactivity or published data) or by Vendors. The Insilicofirst collaboration addresses the need to reduce the amount of time spent by scientists in referencing disparate sources of data to aid decision making related to toxicity assessment. Also, it will offer an efficient and cost-effective response to the EU REACH legislation and the desire to reduce animal testing. The next phase of this collaboration will be the development of a pioneering integrated prediction system to support environmental toxicological assessment. To find out more about the Insilicofirst collaboration please visit www.insilicofirst.com. Loftus Lucas CEO, Leadscope, Inc.
David Watson CEO, Lhasa Limited
Giles Klopman CEO, Multicase
Johann Gasteiger CEO, Molecular Networks, GmbH
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