SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelrys,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation
lifecycle management software and solutions, today announced that
David B. Agus, MD, one of the
world's leading cancer doctors, researchers, medical futurists and
technology innovators, will present the keynote address at the
Accelrys user conference, Accelerate2014, which is being held from
May 19-23 at the Grand Hyatt
Washington, D.C.
In his presentation entitled "The End of Illness," Dr. Agus will
offer insights into powerful new technologies that promise to
transform medicine. With a blend of storytelling, landmark research
and provocative ideas, he will provide an eye-opening perspective
not only on how individuals need to care for themselves but also on
how scientists must develop the next generation of treatments and
cures.
Dr. Agus is professor of medicine and engineering at the Keck
School of Medicine of the University of
Southern California (USC) and
the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
and heads the USC Westside Cancer
Center and the USC Center for Applied
Molecular Medicine. His honors and awards include the American
Cancer Society Physician Research Award, a Clinical Scholar Award
from the Sloan-Kettering Institute and the 2009 Geoffrey Beene
Foundation's Rock Stars of Science Award. His book, "The End of
Illness," was a New York Times No. 1 best seller and international
best seller. His new book, New York
Times best-selling "A Short Guide to a Long Life," was published by Simon &
Schuster in January 2014.
Accelerate2014, the global user conference for Accelrys, offers
attendees a unique forum for discussing industry trends and best
practices with colleagues, keynote speakers and Accelrys executives
while benefiting from expert user presentations, product
demonstrations and workshops.
The conference will be opened by Max
Carnecchia, President and CEO of Accelrys, Inc. and
Bernard Charles, CEO of Dassault
Systemes. They will set the stage for the future direction of
Scientific Innovation Lifecycle Management.
The Accelerate2014 keynote sessions will highlight "the
science-driven enterprise of the future" and the "laboratory of the
future" with special attention to Cloud-based solutions created for
global innovation networks and new modular laboratory applications
supporting mobile and other Internet-connected devices that will
redefine work in the laboratory. Presentations by customers and
Accelrys scientific and product experts will focus on Scientific
Innovation Lifecycle Management solutions for life sciences,
chemicals, consumer packaged goods, food and beverages, oil and gas
and other science-driven industries.
Accelerate2014 Platinum Technology Partners Microsoft and Intel
will also play an important role at the global user event.
Scientific Innovation Lifecycle Management solutions leveraging
Microsoft technologies like Windows 8, mobility and the Windows
Azure cloud platform deliver a wide range of compelling
capabilities to customers. Leveraging Intel's leading processor
technologies improves performance, scalability and reliability,
setting the stage for new levels of enterprise intelligence.
For more information about Accelerate2014 or to register for the
event, visit the event page at the Accelrys website.
About Accelrys, Inc.
Accelrys (NASDAQ: ACCL), a
leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management
software, supports industries and organizations that rely on
scientific innovation to differentiate themselves. The
industry-leading Accelrys Enterprise Platform provides a broad,
flexible scientific foundation optimized to integrate the diversity
of science, experimental processes and information requirements
across the research, development, QA/QC and manufacturing phases of
product development. Accelrys offers capabilities in scientific
data management, modelling and simulation, research informatics,
laboratory informatics, enterprise quality management,
environmental health & safety and operations intelligence for
customers in science-driven industries. Using Accelrys technology,
scientific innovators can access, organize, analyse and share data
in unprecedented ways across the research, laboratory and
manufacturing continuum, ultimately enhancing innovation, improving
productivity and compliance, reducing costs and accelerating
product development from research to manufacturing.
Accelrys solutions are used by more than 2,000 customers in the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, energy, chemicals, aerospace,
consumer packaged goods and industrial products industries.
Headquartered in San Diego, CA,
Accelrys employs approximately 225 full-time Ph.D. scientists. For
more information about Accelrys, visit www.accelrys.com.
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