(Source: Business Wire)
Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search applications company, today announced that Sigma-Aldrich, an Endeca customer and leading Life Science and High Technology company, has been honored with a 2009 CIO 100 award. Awarded at the conclusion of last week's annual CIO 100® Symposium, Sigma-Aldrich has been recognized for its pioneering and innovative Web research tool, Your Favorite Gene, powered by Ingenuity. A powerful biological search tool, Your Favorite Gene provides scientists access to dynamic gene-based content that they can use to model and evaluate prospective experiments in the context of previously published scientific literature.
"Your Favorite Gene and other Sigma-Aldrich online tools have helped establish us as a premiere resource where life science researchers can effectively access information that allows them to better understand complex biological systems," said Carl Turza, chief information officer of Sigma-Aldrich. "By partnering with industry-leading vendors like Endeca, we have created an online presence designed to guide users to the content most relevant for their unique needs -- no matter where that content may be. And in doing so, users are also discovering additional information they were not previously aware of that can help them improve business decisions."
As biological data continues to expand, scientists need access to a dynamic, focused resource that contains the latest scientific information. Your Favorite Gene is significantly different from the static search options common among life-science product providers because it enables researchers to search by gene, protein, function, disease, species, tissue, or pathway to access a database of historical and cutting-edge research findings and biological information. From an initial search on the site, simple navigation allows for exploration of broader networks, providing insight into pathway interactions. Users can also model prospective experiments, which bases its models on published scientific literature.
"Sigma-Aldrich is on the cutting edge of how organizations are leveraging the latest advancements we've made in search and information access to engage their online audiences with a highly dynamic, interactive user experience," said Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca. "As one of CIO Magazine's top 100 honorees, Sigma-Aldrich demonstrates the power and benefits of solving specific business problems with search applications that decrease time-to-results and create greater value than any alternative."
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Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company.
