(Chemiphar), Ltd. "Based on what our
colleagues at Chemiphar had already accomplished with this compound, we
rapidly moved it to the clinical trials stage. Long
added. "The
Panasas Storage Cluster was able to deliver exceptional results at a very
compelling price point.7 billion.

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S. We also can formulate it into a pill, since it is an orally
available small molecule. With its depth of expertise in drug
discovery, Chemiphar strategically focuses on identifying drug leads for
further development. Through the use of the Panasas
Storage Cluster, the team at Sali is experiencing a 5x improvement in
performance for key applications.
"We're analyzing millions of small files and needed an IT solution that
could return results to our researchers as quickly as possible," said Dr. Panasas
was selected to provide data storage for the KiloKluster after other storage
solutions failed to meet its high performance and reliability requirements.com. Only nine percent indicated
that vaccines would foresee the highest growth . FDA
Commissioner, Dr.com/pass.

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Long., Ltd., Panasas, Inc. The Panasas Storage Cluster
reduces data processing times and allows the system to scale in both capacity
and clients -- supported without significant administrator effort or
performance degradation. Panasas is dedicated to providing the high-performance and
cost-effective storage solutions that can eliminate these bottlenecks and help
make a real impact on peoples' lives," said Victor Perez, chief executive
officer at Panasas.

About Panasas
Panasas, Inc.

Survey respondents also answered questions regarding barriers in drug
research and development; the FDA's new Critical Path Initiative; and ,
technologies that have significantly impacted drug research or development and
companies' shift from drug discovery to drug development.com/survey.

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This is a critical unmet need, as osteoporosis is second only to
cardiovascular disease as a world health problem, according to the World
Health Organization.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050809/NYTU062 )
The two companies also announced that they have discovered their first
lead compound and shown it to be very effective in animal models of
osteoporosis . Through the delivery of the company's Storage Cluster platform,
which combines industry-standard hardware with the company's ActiveScale File
System and professional services, the company has become the established
leader in object-based, clustered storage. Approximately 40 percent of the
industry scientists and professionals surveyed expect these costs will
decrease.

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Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click
appropriate link.

Panasas Powers Efforts to Unlock Genetic Blueprints of Life-Threatening Diseases

In order to process the huge quantity of
data encompassed in the UCSC Human Genome Browser, the center leverages the
KiloKluster -- a second-generation 1000+ node bioinformatics cluster.panasas. The
Informa Group has been a publisher and event organizer in the life sciences
industry for over 20 years.

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biotechnology company
Velcura Therapeutics(R), Inc.newscom. Long, Ph. biotech company focused on developing
drugs that stimulate bone formation.com .
http://profnet.
At the Andrej Sali Laboratory at UCSF, researchers use computation
grounded in the laws of physics and evolution to study the structure and
function of proteins. A significant
percentage said they are expecting a decrease in the costs associated with
drug development," Massa added. For
conference details, visit http://www.

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jp . In
fact , many scientists and industry leaders identified protein therapeutics as
having the best growth potential in the next few years. But, according to the IBC Life Sciences, 66 percent
believe those revenue predictions are overstated.drugdisc., part of The Informa Group plc (London: INF).

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"Our new
compound is important because it both inhibits bone loss and stimulates bone
formation.
Under the terms of the agreement, Velcura also licensed access to a broad
range of similar molecules for use in research and development of second-
generation drugs to treat bone diseases.com/ud_public. Researchers
at the Universities of California at San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Berkeley
(UCSF, UCSC, UCB) are working to unlock the genetic blueprints for hundreds of
organisms, including humans, and accelerate the development of life-saving
drugs.
"Numerous public opinion polls have been conducted on drug discovery
topics, but very few surveys have measured the views of the professionals
working in the industry's labs and boardrooms," said Ellen Massa, marketing
director at IBC Life Sciences.7 billion in 2009 and more than $4.

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In addition, Velcura's CEO said he believes that the drug can be
formulated into a sustained-release form for treating people with bone
fractures.D. John L .

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,
President and CEO of Velcura Therapeutics(R), Inc.
In order to gain a better understanding of how life-threatening diseases
form and to provide the groundwork for new medicines to combat them , QB3
researchers analyze the behavior of protein molecules. helps companies accelerate the speed and accuracy of their
business decisions, leading to real world breakthroughs that improve people 's
lives.8
billion in 2012.
* Currently, the average drug development process takes 15 years and costs
between $800 million and $1.

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, U. In 2006, Velcura Therapeutics plans to begin clinical trials on
this drug as a possible therapy for osteoporosis.
In working together , the companies coupled Chemiphar's strong expertise in
drug discovery with Velcura's patented process of growing human bone in tissue
culture. A patient is more likely to take a pill; thus it is
the best way to administer a drug needed for a long time as to be expected in
the treatment of a chronic bone disease, such as osteoporosis," Dr. Velcura grows human bone outside the
body and analyzes this process to develop novel therapies for osteoporosis and
other bone diseases. Based in Ann Arbor ,
Mich.3 million in funding from the Michigan Life
Sciences Corridor in 2002 and more than $3. Inconsistent
performance from their existing storage offerings led each university to
conduct separate, exhaustive evaluations of new storage solutions.
"We were having significant difficulties handling the load coming from our
KiloKluster," said Robert Baertsch, Research Assistant at UC-Santa Cruz. For
more information, please visit http://www. Ruffolo,
Jr.

About 10th Anniversary Drug Discovery Technology(R) + Development World
Congress
The Drug Discovery Technology(R) + Development World Congress is designed
for drug discovery researchers and business executives to evaluate and
understand the latest scientific, business and informatics advances in drug
discovery research .

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prnewswire."
The UCSC Center for Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering launches
interdisciplinary research and academic programs that address the scientific
questions of the post-genomic era.

Life Scientists + Industry Executives Express Skepticism of Nanotechnology's
Benefits

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.
Of the 468 drug discovery professionals surveyed, 72 percent said that the
United States should pass legislation allowing the cloning of human cells to
make embryonic stem cells for use in research. In addition to a full conference program of speakers and
keynotes, this event features an exhibit hall of 350+ exhibit booths
showcasing the newest technologies and products that are driving the drug
discovery field. 213
E-mail: emassa@ibcusa.com
http://www.

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"The scientific and pharmaceutical development expertise at Nippon
Chemiphar impressed us immediately," said Dr., explained.
Nippon Chemiphar is a Japanese pharmaceutical company listed on the First
Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Highlights of some of the survey findings include:
* Some analysts believe nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery systems will
generate revenues of more than $1. More than one-third (33 percent) said they expect drug
development costs will increase over the next five years.

Information
For questions contact:
IBC USA Conferences
Ellen Massa
Senior Marketing Manager
Telephone: (508) 616-5550 Ext.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. Long, Ph.

New Survey of Drug Industry Professionals Finds Strong Support for Cloning of Human Cells

Drug Discovery Technology(R) + Development 2005 will be held
August 8-11, 2005 at Boston Convention + Exhibition Center in Boston, MA.drugdisc.

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announced a license agreement with Nippon
Chemiphar Co.
Velcura Therapeutics(R) is a U. With a view to
accelerating commercialization, Chemiphar is speeding up development and
candidate screening of its compounds, and their licensing overseas. They use the Panasas
Storage Cluster to enhance comparative genomics analysis with their Linux
cluster, employing breakthrough approaches to parallel data queuing and
distribution.
"Academia is one of the many markets where Linux clusters are making
inroads, but the bottleneck associated with proprietary storage systems has
not kept pace . The survey measured industry views on
current trends and issues in drug discovery and technology . Only 13 percent disagreed, and
15 percent said they were undecided on the topic of cloning.
The stem cell results were just one of several intriguing findings of the
IBC Life Sciences Survey , which was conducted last month in advance of 10th
Annual IBC Life Sciences' Drug Discovery Technology (R) + Development World
Congress, August 8-11, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts. Lester Crawford will be the keynote speaker and additional
sessions will be led by key industry leaders such as, Dr., President of research and development at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. IBC Life Sciences is part
of IBC USA Conferences, Inc.

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"Panasas was selected
for its random I/O performance capabilities, ease of management through a
seamless global namespace, and overall value.
"Our survey found that industry professionals are skeptical of the hype
surrounding nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery systems, for example. Thirty-one percent
said analysts are on target and three percent described expert
expectations are too pessimistic.

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The compound also might be used as a topical application to treat
patients with gum disease, who have teeth loosened from the surrounding bone. Chemiphar will retain
commercialization rights in Asia for any new product candidates, while Velcura
will have commercialization rights in the United States, Europe and all other
markets outside Asia.com /us.

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About Velcura Therapeutics(R), Inc.co."
The installation at University of California , Berkeley Center for
Integrative Genomics was announced in October 2003.

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, a Japanese pharmaceutical company listed on
the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The license agreement enables the two companies to
further develop new small-molecule therapies for osteoporosis and other bone
diseases. Velcura's scientists have used its rapid human-cell
based platform technologies to identify the 1,250 genes in the human genome
associated with new bone formation; they have consolidated industry knowledge
to create a custom DNA microarray making it possible to more quickly identify
drug leads for the development of bone disease therapies. Panasas' headquarters are in
Fremont, CA with development facilities in Pittsburgh, PA and Houston, TX.
* More than one-third of those surveyed (34 percent) chose protein
therapeutics as the category of drugs that will experience the highest
growth in the next five years, followed by small molecules (27 percent)
and antibody therapeutics (25 percent). Robert R.

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Velcura Therapeutics(R) Inc. and Nippon Chemiphar Co. Ltd. Announce Agreement to Develop New Drug Targeting the More Than 100 Million Individuals Suffering

For more information , visit http://www. Chemiphar's current R+D is focused on analgesics,
therapies for life-style diseases , and hyperuricemia, which is recognized as
an increasingly important clinical condition in Japan . Given its
venture-based drug research, Chemiphar is seeks licensing opportunities so
that it might more quickly bring its pharmaceuticals to the global market. QB3's use of the Panasas Storage Cluster enables researchers to tackle
the mathematics, physics and engineering aspects of their research more
quickly. All three
universities selected the Panasas Storage Cluster. A complete list of
questions and survey results is available at http://www. IBC USA Conferences is headquartered in
Westborough, Massachusetts.

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For further information, please visit http://www.chemiphar.
Ursula Pieper, Assistant Researcher at UC-San Francisco.
In addition to conducting this survey on drug discovery and technology,
IBC Life Sciences' Drug Discovery Technology (R) + Development World Congress
will address several topics on the recent trends in drug discovery .

About IBC Life Sciences
IBC Life Sciences is an independent organizer that is in business to
provide an unbiased forum for the evaluation of current research, market
trends, technological developments and applications.

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, the company received $3. The company develops and markets new
chemical entities (NCEs) as NSAID and antihypertensives.
Michael W.California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research Uses Powerful Linux
Clusters and Panasas Storage to Tackle Complex Biological Problems

FREMONT, Calif. Researchers at the Sali Laboratory leverage advanced
computing solutions for high-throughput structural and functional studies of
proteins to meet their scientific goals .

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"
"This is a unique therapy for osteoporosis," Michael W.velcura.drugdisc. LaMattina,
President of Pfizer Global Research and Development and Dr.
Free exhibit hall and keynote passes are available through Friday, August
5 at http://www.com

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8 million from the National
Institutes of Health.

About Nippon Chemiphar Co. We are extremely happy with our decision to purchase
Panasas.

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D. The company focuses
on drug discovery in a number of the fields, including orthopedics and urology,
and is interested in working with other pharmaceutical companies to accelerate
development and commercialization.jsp?userid=342569

, today announced
that the three universities involved in the California Institute for
Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) project are leveraging the performance
and manageability of the Panasas ActiveScale Storage Cluster(TM). Panasas enables customers to maximize the benefits of Linux clusters
by breaking down the storage bottleneck created by legacy network storage
technologies., Three quarters of bench
scientists, industry leaders and pharmaceutical executives believe the United
States should allow the cloning of human cells, according to a new survey
released today by IBC Life Sciences.drugdisc.