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"Teranode's VLX Design Suite provides a consistent yet flexible method for design that continually optimizes research and communicates results upon which the discovery process depends," said Derek Walker, Information Technology Project Manager, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The product suite was chosen from hundreds of start-ups and established companies to debut at DEMO 2004, the industry's premier launch-pad for the world's emerging companies and technologies. VLX Design Suite, the first Bio- IT product ever selected to launch at DEMO, will be showcased during the general session on Tuesday, February 17. "In many ways, the state of life science research parallels the past 25 years of evolution in microprocessor, automotive and airplane design where performance gains were incremental until the advent of robust design methodologies, simulation and modeling techniques," said Chris Shipley, executive producer, DEMO Conferences. "With its VLX Design Suite, Teranode Corporation is at the forefront of applying the principles of design to the process of life science experimentation, providing the first industrial- strength and scientifically-focused family of research design tools." VLX Design Suite Teranode's VLX Design Suite accelerates experiment design, simplifies communication and optimizes decision making in laboratory and in-silico research environments. The suite is composed of three products: -- VLX Research Designer, which allows laboratory scientists to visually design, annotate, document, and share information about laboratory process through clear, visual models. -- VLX Biological Modeler, which facilitates collaboration among cross disciplinary teams for modeling biological systems, design optimal experiments, and analyze large and diverse data sets. -- VLX Workgroup Server, which delivers secure, multi-user server functionality to VLX Research Designer and VLX Biological Modeler products. VLX Design Suite products utilize Teranode's powerful Visual Language of Experimentation (VLX) as a foundation. VLX is a precise, yet flexible and extensible graphical language. The VLX Design Suite allows biologists to represent, annotate, archive, and share information about experiment plans and outcomes as well as biological systems in a manner that is natural for both experimentalists and computational biologists. VLX Design Suite products are appropriate for biotech and pharmaceutical organizations, research institutions, contract research organizations (CROs), in the academic environment and for individual scientists. The products run standalone or across groups and readily integrate with existing systems in the research environments. Working examples and modeling services are available in a broad set of application areas including: Array Experiments, High Throughput Screening, Assay Development, Chemistry, Clinical Management, Research Management, Pathway Modeling, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Cellular Diffusion and Transport, Cellular Electrophysiology and Nuclear Medicine.