Consulting Case Studies:

Recordati updates discovery informatics system - Recordati, an independent, mid-size pharmaceutical company based in Milan, Italy, has begun the process of migrating its informatics system for drug discovery and preclinical development from MDL® ISIS to the open, flexible and scalable MDL® Isentris® system.

Intervet builds custom registration system - Werner Schlueter, scientific information manager for Intervet, knew he didn't have the resources to build a new system in house. Schlueter turned to the MDL consulting team. "I recognized that custom-built systems are a core strength of MDL."

Johnson & Johnson puts Isentris to the test - To streamline discovery workflows, J&J Pharmaceutical Research & Development is co-developing with MDL a full suite of MDL® Isentris® tools for use in acquiring compounds from external sources and synthesizing compounds.

Speedel Experimenta accelerates discovery with MDL solutions - "Our experience is that MDL software is very easy to use... Because of the flexibility of the ISIS product, we've been able to build in a lot of useful customization…" - Robert Mah, senior scientific expert, Speedel Experimenta

Types of Custom Application Projects:

Q. My reagent and research sample inventories are not organized, much less consolidated. How can I know what I have, how much is left, and where it is located?

A. We have helped dozens of companies implement inventory systems for sample rooms, site-wide reagent stockrooms, Haystack systems, and individual laboratories. Depending on your needs, we add modules for plate handling, for barcoding containers and plates, catalogs for locating commercially-available chemicals, a link to SAP for purchasing, access to material safety data sheets (MSDS), and more. Do you want a web based system, a custom interface, a link to an existing application? We can help you decide what will work best for you.

Q. With discovery researchers using new techniques to produce more compounds faster, how can I implement a more streamlined way to register new compounds into my system without losing control of quality?

A. A corporate compound registry that contains high-quality, standardized structures and validated data is fundamental to later decision-making. We have implemented many variations on registration systems that use the extensive chemical representation capabilities of ISIS, powerful programming tools, and friendly user dialogs to validate your information as it is entered into the system.

Q. We have a very special, proprietary process for handling our data. Can you create a custom interface to MDL software that reflects our special needs?

A. We take the time to understand your special workflows and work together with you to write specifications. We feel that by investing in a well thought out set of business rules to be built into your application we will ensure that your information system conforms to your work processes and can be modified as those processes evolve.

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