SAN RAMON, CA and PARIS, FRANCE - May 31, 2007 - Elsevier MDL is pleased to announce that Aureus Pharma has joined the MDL® Isentris® Alliance as a preferred partner. In addition, Aureus plans to deliver its high-quality content in MDL® Direct format. This will accelerate drug discovery workflows for MDL Isentris customers by enabling them to access Aureus content via the MDL® Isentris® informatics system.