Grenoble Incorporates ACD/Labs Software into Leading NMR Research Centre

Grenoble Incorporates ACD/Labs Software into Leading NMR Research Centre

Toronto, Canada (January 25, 2006) -- Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is pleased to announce that the Université Joseph Fourier (UJF), a major player in the science and technology field in the Grenoble area, France, has installed a complete suite of ACD/Labs’ NMR prediction, verification, and data management software tools at their Centre Grenoblois de Résonance Magnétique (CGRM).

The installation encompasses ACD/Labs’ ¹H and ¹³C NMR Predictors for calculating chemical shifts and coupling constants; 1D and 2D NMR Processors for vendor-neutral processing and analysis; and the NMR database modules of ACD/SpecManager, the overall spectroscopic processing and data management software that unifies analytical data information of all types into a single interface.

Researches at the CGRM evaluated several commercially-available software packages, and determined that ACD/Labs’ NMR software met and exceeded their spectral assignment needs. By providing them with a  means of capturing legacy data, they will be able to  reduce the amount of data lost when doctorates leave and information isn’t transferred properly. This system will serve as a rich resource for both present and future UJF researchers, as they gain the ability to easily search and retrieve legacy data, therefore reducing analysis rework.

Dr. Michael Bardet, Head of the CGRM, which is a joint NMR facility between the university and the Commissairat de l’Energie Atomique (CEA), added, “Deciding on the NMR software was a time consuming task due to our specific spectral assignment needs, but we feel that ACD/Labs is able to offer a solution to meet our requirements. The major advantage of their NMR software is the ability to share and store real NMR spectra with chemical structures and assignments and the capability to communicate these results across the scientific community. The resulting time we saved by using this software means that we can now spend more time on other projects. We believe this NMR software to be a powerful tool that saves both data analysis and experimental time. We can now ensure the quality and consistency of our work, which is increasingly important for the advancement of academic research.” 

The evaluation and purchase of the software was coordinated by Chemcad, ACD/Labs’ official Distributor for France, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands. Dr. Shahriar Jahanbakht, responsible for technical support and training at Chemcad, commented on the arrangement, “We are enjoying increasing success within academia and we are delighted to be working with CGRM. Chemcad is pleased to be able to provide full support to this initiative and participate in users’ training.”

Information regarding ACD/Labs’ various software modules for NMR spectroscopy can be found at www.nmrsoftware.com.

About Advanced Chemistry Development

Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is a chemistry software company offering solutions that truly integrate chemical structures with analytical chemistry information to produce ChemAnalytics^®. ACD/Labs creates innovative software packages that aid chemical research scientists worldwide with spectroscopic validation of structures, elucidation of unknown substances, chromatographic separation, medicinal chemistry, preformulation of novel drug agents, systematic nomenclature generation, and chemical patenting and publication. Combined, ACD/Labs' solutions create an analytical informatics system that provides dramatic feed-forward effects on the chemical and pharmaceutical research process. Founded in 1993, and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ACD/Labs employs a team of over 100 dedicated individuals whose continual efforts carry ACD/Labs' innovative technologies into pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, and materials companies throughout the world. Information about Advanced Chemistry Development and its products is available at www.acdlabs.com.

About Chemcad

Created in 1995, Chemcad is a French company reselling chemistry, physico-chemistry, spectroscopy, and material scientific software and databases to French and Dutch speaking customers. Their customer base is mostly in France, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and North Africa. Located in Obernai, near Strasbourg (North East of France), Chemcad is very well established and has a database of more than 14,000 prospects in those areas. Their customer base includes large pharmaceutical, chemical, and petroleum companies, and they also sell to university and governmental research labs. Additional information can be found at www.chemcad.com.

About Université Joseph Fourier and the Centre Grenoblois de Résonance Magnétique

Université Joseph Fourier (UJF) is a centre of research, notably in science, with more than 4,500 people (researchers, administrative and technical staff, PhD and post-doctorate students) in 100 laboratories. UJF has over 17,000 students, of whom 1100 are enrolled in PhD programmes, and awards more than 250 theses every year.  UJF benefits from an outstanding scientific and technological environment comprising the major international research facilities located in the Grenoble area, as well as many leading edge industries working in the fields of digital systems, microelectronics, biotechnologies, etc. The quality of research enables UJF to offer constantly updated courses, keeping pace with the needs of society. Information about the Universite Joseph Fourier can be found at http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr.

The Centre Grenoblois de Résonance Magnétique (CGRM) is a joint project between UJF, the CNRS, and the CEA. It was created to allow the data acquisition and management of performing NMR spectrometry.

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