Eisai to Acquire Global License to ChemAxon Software for Drug Discovery Infrastructure

(Budapest, Hungary, and Tokyo, Japan – January 3rd, 2012) - Patcore, Inc., an exclusive agency for ChemAxon in Japan, confirms the global licensing of ChemAxon’s JChem Cartridge for Oracle to Eisai Co. The database storage and search technology will be used by Eisai for the management of chemical structure information generated in discovery processes in Eisai’s global R&D organization. Simultaneously, the current structure compound control checking system "CRAIS Checker", developed by Patcore, which is used in Eisai’s domestic research laboratories, will also be deployed globally.

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About JChem Cartridge for ORACLE
JChem Cartridge for Oracle was developed by ChemAxon, a leading provider of platform toolkits for chemical structure handling, and adds chemical knowledge to the Oracle platform. Compared to similar technologies ChemAxon’s JChem Cartridge for Oracle provides faster performance, increased accuracy and support for more chemical structure information standards.

About CRAIS Checker
CRAIS Checker is a system to evaluate whether a given compound is a controlled substance, based on chemical structure. Pharmaceutical R&D routinely uses very large numbers of compounds which need to be handled in compliance with current laws and regulations; however detection of the controlled substance is not straightforward. CRAIS Checker enables users to correctly identify controlled substances more efficiently and confidently. CRAIS Checker has been adopted by the majority of Japanese pharmaceutical companies.

About Eisai
Eisai is one of the world's leading R&D-based pharmaceutical companies. For further information please visit our web site http://www.eisai.com

About ChemAxon
ChemAxon is a leader in providing cheminformatics software development platforms and desktop applications for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.  With core capabilities for structure visualization, search and management, property prediction, virtual synthesis, screening and drug design, ChemAxon focuses upon active interaction with users and software portability to create powerful, cost effective cross platform solutions and programming interfaces to power modern cheminformatics and chemical communication.  The company is privately owned with European headquarters in Budapest and sales and support offices in Europe, Japan and North America.  For further information please visit our web site http://www.chemaxon.com

About Patcore
Patcore Inc. is a Japan-based informatics services company for life science research. The company provides cheminformatics products and services to enable its customers to accelerate their research and discover new products faster. With extensive knowledge of informatics strategy and research processes, Patcore facilitates better decision making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical, and chemical researchers. For further information please visit our web site http://www.patcore.com

For further information please contact:
Alex Allardyce
ChemAxon Ltd.
+361 453 0435
aa@chemaxon.com
www.chemaxon.com