Accelrys to integrate Sigma-Aldrich

Accelrys has said it will integrate the Sigma-Aldrich chemical compound catalogues into Accelrys' chemical suppliers database, Chemicals Available for Purchase (CAP).

The compant claims the integration of these catalogues with CAP will provide researchers with the most timely and accurate access to chemical product information, enabling them to identify and select compounds from the world's leading supplier, quickly and efficiently.

Accelrys' CAP database is accessible from desktop PCs, and allows researchers to retrieve commercially available chemicals through innovative chemical search technologies. 'We're excited to be working with Sigma-Aldrich to deliver a brand new offering to scientists. We believe our world-class search capabilities and targeted database, matched with the leading provider of chemical compounds, will provide our joint customers the solution that they've been asking for,' said Scott Kahn, chief science officer of Accelrys.

Accelrys' CAP database consolidates the contents of top chemical suppliers' catalogues into a single source, allowing access to up-to-date information quickly and easily from Windows-based PCs. CAP eliminates the need for chemists to rely on manually searching different suppliers' catalogues in various formats, providing an efficient method of locating reagents and starting compounds. In addition, it features proven 2D and 3D search technologies that will allow researchers to retrieve commercially available chemicals through exact structure, substructure, and similarity searching.

'We're partnering with Accelrys because we feel our mutual customers will be best served by the integration of our catalogue data with the Accelrys tools and modeling capabilities,' said Brad Johnson, director of E-Business at Sigma-Aldrich. 'This relationship enables customers to have ready access to our rich portfolio of product information directly from a cutting edge Cheminformatics toolset that serves their needs and research goals.'