Genedata Joins Henkel in White Biotech Initiative |
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Genedata AG
Maulbeerstrasse 46
Basel, CH-4016
Switzerland
Press release date: September 12, 2007
On September 12th, 2007, Swiss-based computational biology provider Genedata AG announced a five-year collaboration with Henkel KGaA, a global leader in home care, personal care and adhesives technologies, in their Genomic Design initiative. Genedata Phylosopher`s proven biological data management platform will support Genomic Design in enhancing the performance of microorganisms such as Bacillus licheniformis. Improving those key players in the biotechnological production of enzymes for detergents and cleaning agents is expected to lead to new products with qualities both consumers and environment will benefit from, like reduced energy and detergent consumption due to lower washing temperatures and better cleansing power.
The Phylosopher system will be implemented as the central infrastructure for Henkel and its research partners, to integrate all proprietary functional genomic data based on Henkel's production strains. Large data volumes of transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics data gathered during industrial fermentation processes can thus be processed, stored and analyzed. Moreover, the data generated will aid metabolic reconstruction and a better understanding of critical regulatory networks, paving the way to identifying and eliminating the factors that limit production yields.
"The use of functional genome information to optimize microorganisms and their products is key to success in white biotechnology," states Dr. Karl-Heinz Maurer, Director Enzyme Technology at Henkel. "Genedata Phylosopher will help us to gain valuable insights into the genetic configuration and molecular circuitry of the different production strains that will be designed and screened within the Genomic Design project. With Phylosopher, the interdisciplinary teams at Henkel and at our partners receive the best support they can get for their data-driven approach to streamlining biotech production processes."
"We are proud that Henkel has chosen Genedata for this key role within the Genomic Design project," says Dr. Othmar Pfannes, CEO of Genedata AG. "This initiative shows once again that the fields of biotechnology, chemicals, consumer goods, food and feed can all truly benefit from Genedata's products and professional services. We feel encouraged in our strategy to deliver scalable and flexible research IT infrastructure solutions for joint research projects and large organizational frameworks."
Please learn more about White Biotechnology at Henkel at the Henkel science press conference in Dusseldorf on September 14th, 2007.
About Genedata
Genedata specializes in discovery informatics for biotech, pharmaceuticals and the life sciences. The Company offers expertise in research informatics combined with open and scalable computational solutions. Our solutions include Genedata Phylosopher® for integrating, structuring, and analyzing research data; Genedata Screener® for high throughput screening analysis; and Genedata Expressionist® for omics data integration, processing and analysis. Founded in 1997 as a privately held spin off from Novartis, Genedata is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and has branches in Tokyo (Japan), Munich (Germany), Boston (USA) and San Francisco (USA). The Company is also represented in Taiwan and Singapore. For more information about Genedata, please visit: www.genedata.com.
Contact Genedata Dr. Thomas Hartsch Genedata Phylosopher Phone +41 61 697 8292 Fax +41 61 697 7244 thomas.hartsch@genedata.com
Christiane Becker Public Relations Phone +41 61 697 7378 Fax +41 61 697 7244 christiane.becker@genedata.com
www.genedata.com
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