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News Release from: Symyx Technologies | Subject: Automation Studio
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2008
Automation Studio improves R+D
productivity
Symyx Automation Studio is software that accelerates experimental workflows and improves R+D productivity by automating and controlling multiple laboratory instruments
The easy to use, easy to deploy software also facilitates data collection, real-time data processing, analysis, searching and reporting "Symyx Automation Studio enables scientists to specify and execute even the most complex laboratory workflows through a single user interface, thereby enhancing and speeding laboratory execution," said Timothy Campbell, president of Symyx Software
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 24 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The software offers great flexibility - a simple user interface for operators running predefined protocols and the ability to customise application-specific interfaces for more complex workflows".
Automation Studio is said to combine the best capabilities of Symyx Epoch and Symyx Impressionist laboratory execution software into a completely new application that integrates powder dispensing, liquid handling, heating, stirring, chromatography, spectroscopy as well as imaging functionalities.
Automation Studio is configured for easy, turnkey control of more than 150 different laboratory instruments from over 50 vendors.
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The tedium of having to learn multiple software/hardware interfaces is eliminated, and for the first time scientists can manage entire workflows with a single, intuitive, easy-to-use application.
Automation Studio captures experimental data in a standard database that scientists can access across multiple sites, facilitating the retrieval and sharing of experimental protocols and data by globally distributed project teams.
Powerful out-of-the-box searching and reporting capabilities, both at runtime and post-experiment, enable researchers to search the database and share reports with team members using Microsoft Excel (with pivot capability) or Adobe PDF.
With Automation Studio, R+D organisations can develop application-specific interfaces to turn even the most complex workflows into walk-up applications requiring minimal training and effort to use.
The system's simple flowchart interface gives scientists and programmers control over all aspects of an experiment, enabling them to customise experimental protocols easily based on project requirements.
Symyx's unique approach to integrated research and development through a combination of automated laboratory workflows (Symyx Tools), integrated project execution/decision support applications (Symyx Software) and directed research (Symyx Research) helps research organizations to achieve breakthrough R+D performance.
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