Madrid, Spain, March 9, 2010 - Integromics announces today that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and ESTools consortium have purchased a site wide license for Integromics’ RT-qPCR (real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction) data analysis solution, RealTime StatMiner(R).
As a result, RealTime StatMiner(R) will be available to every researcher at the NCI and to ESTools consortium members. Researchers will use this gene expression software technology to effectively perform accelerated and validated bioinformatics analysis to gain new insights in the ever-advancing cancer research and discovery field. The solution will allow researchers to perform a standardized analysis of the functional gene expression data thereby offering a unified platform to look at gene expression.
“RealTime StatMiner(R) software v4.0 has helped us to streamline our qPCR data analyses, giving us greater confidence in the results,” said Professor Peter Andrews, Co-ordinator of ESTOOLS. “In particular, it has given us a way to analyze data from Applied Biosystems TaqMan(R) Array Cards quickly and to provide robust methods for comparing the phenotype of different cell lines to specific standards.”
These licenses mean that Integromics now has more than 300 research labs using its RealTime StatMiner(R), giving several hundred individual users a high performance tool to further their research.
“We are very pleased that two of the world’s leading research organizations have joined the ever growing list of pharma, biotech and academic institutes that depend on RealTime StatMiner to empower their research,” commented Dr. Alexandra Vamvakidou, Product Manager at Integromics. “These licenses demonstrate success in and our commitment to providing state-of the-art solutions that meet the ever-growing needs of the qPCR community.”
Integromics also announces the launch of the RealTime StatMiner Free Edition. The Free Edition contains features that will enable researchers to gain experience of some of the RealTime StatMiner benefits without committing to purchasing the software.
About RealTime StatMiner(R)
RealTime StatMiner(R) is a qPCR data analysis tool that combines advanced statistics with single-click analysis for RT-qPCR data. Developed in close partnership with Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation, RealTime StatMiner(R) has been developed as a complete solution to simplify analysis steps and give robustness against experimental artifacts.
RealTime StatMiner(R) was the first solution to introduce a genuine workflow analysis guide for RT-qPCR, which simplifies the experiment processes and dramatically speeds up the delivery of results. This unique solution of qPCR data analysis integrates quality controls, selection of best endogenous controls, clustering, differential expression and 2-way ANOVA analysis and generation of report through an industry standard step-by-step guide.
For more information, visit http://www.integromics.com/StatMiner.php
About ESTOOLS
ESTOOLS is the largest grouping of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell researchers in Europe. Spanning 10 countries, the project brings together the combined expertise of 21 academic and commercial research teams. Its cutting-edge research program investigates the biology of human embryonic stem and induced pluripotent cells and the molecular circuitry that governs their differentiation into more specialized cell types. ESTOOLS plans to develop the tools, techniques and expertise necessary for eventual medical, pharmaceutical and bioindustrial applications of human ES and iPS cell research.
For more information, visit http://www.estools.eu/
About Integromics
INTEGROMICS, S.L. provides IT solutions for Life Sciences (Genomics and Proteomics). In the post-genomic era, Integromics S.L. offers state-of-the-art products, services and training in two strategic areas: data management/integration and intelligent data analysis. The company has developed a network of collaborations both in industry and academia to provide complete technological solutions that will help our clients to achieve their goals. Integromics S.L. was founded in 2002 and is based in Granada, Spain, with offices in Madrid (Spain) and Philadelphia (USA). Integromics Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary which was established in 2007.
For more information, visit http://www.integromics.com/
RealTime StatMiner(R) is a registered trademark of Integromics S.L. TaqMan is a registered trademark of Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
