SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) has released the Symyx Direct 7.0 data cartridge — an innovative, one-stop solution for registering, searching, and retrieving chemical and biological entities stored in relational databases. Supporting the continued expansion of biologics in today’s pharmaceutical, biotech, and materials science R&D pipelines, Symyx Direct 7.0 improves R&D efficiency, project team collaboration, and IP management by enabling multidisciplinary project teams to visualize, explore, and compare novel macromolecular sequences and chemical structures stored in a single, fully searchable corporate registry system.