Scientific informatics software and services company Accelrys, Inc., US, has launched a comprehensive Academic Program specifically focused on meeting the needs of academic communities - from students, teachers and researchers to IT support staff and university administrators - worldwide. The new Academic Program makes it easier for researchers to access and share state-of-the-art scientific software solutions that support collaboration, enhance innovation and accelerate discovery in university labs.
The new Academic Program simplifies and streamlines universities' access to industry-proven software, including Accelrys' Pipeline Pilot scientific enterprise R&D platform for process automation and information management, Discovery Studio software for life sciences modeling and simulation and Materials Studio software for materials modeling and simulation. Other Accelrys products that are valued by the academic community include the Accelrys Draw drawing package (available at no charge for academic use) and the Web-based DiscoveryGate portal, which provides online access to the premier chemical sourcing database, the Available Chemicals Directory.
For qualifying organisations, the new Academic Program offers affordable, exclusively academic software packages - some of which include flexible teaching and site licensing options that can be tailored to the needs of individual institutions.
Accelrys' new Academic Program supports information sharing and partnering with diverse research organisations. For the first time, academic researchers can publish Web applications developed with Accelrys software for external use by academic partners and collaborators. This easier sharing of industry-leading scientific software improves collaboration and experimental outcomes, driving faster publication timelines and increased citations for academic researchers using the applications. With pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and other companies increasingly outsourcing R&D functions to academic laboratories, the program also supports academic groups working with commercial organisations.
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