MSI and Unilever's R&D enter materials design software agreement

Cambridge 14 Dec 99 Molecular Simulations anounced an agreement to continue the successful implementation of materials design software at Unilever. This agreement is the latest in a series of collaborations between the two companies that are helping to establish Unilever as a leader in computer-aided research.

"Unilever is committed to becoming a world-leading knowledge-based business," comments Dr. Jim Darwent, Head of Laundry Research at Unilever. "Chemical modeling and informatics are key parts of our vision. They help us to develop and integrate our knowledge base, share knowledge among our researchers around the world, and apply it rapidly in making effective decisions. This latest agreement with MSI continues the implementation of a department-wide software system that is accelerating product development within our Laundry Category."

"Unilever is an industry-leader in the extensive deployment of software for chemical data management, modeling, and communication," says Dr. Michael Stapleton, General Manager of MSI's Materials Science Business. "Many of our customers in the chemicals industries believe that enterprise-wide software systems to support the development of chemicals and materials will transform their R&D processes. It is very exciting to be working with Unilever in implementing such a system."

Under the terms of the agreement, MSI continues to work with Unilever in developing a department-wide software system to accelerate product development in Unilever's Laundry Category. As previously announced, Unilever has also joined MSI's Formulations Consortium, a collaborative project to enhance and apply this software.

Unilever uses both computational chemistry and informatics technologies from MSI. Computational chemistry tools combine computer graphics and mathematical models to predict the properties of materials. Informatics software manages and analyzes the huge quantities of data and information available to today's research organizations. Now, MSI is integrating these technologies within a familiar Microsoft Windows-compliant user interface running on a desktop personal computer. This creates a single software system to support the generation, management, and sharing of scientific knowledge.

 

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