automated systems and workstations for the drug discovery market

KALYPSYS - PANASONIC COLLABORATION

9/8/2006

Kalypsys, Inc. and Panasonic Factory Solutions Company have announced their partnership, which is dedicated to bringing you the next generation in drug discovery automation.

Kalypsys, Inc is a venture funded pharmaceutical company located in San Diego. Kalypsys is a leading innovator in the area of drug discovery and utilizes some of the most advanced and robust drug discovery automation tools in the industry. The Kalypsys Systems Group was formed to market these tools to researchers in pharmaceutical and academic research institutions. Kalypsys' customers include a number of prestigious organizations including The National Institutes of Health, Los Alamos National Laboratories, The Scripps Research Institute, Florida and Merck Research Laboratories.

Panasonic is the world's #1 company in the R&D of technology, based both on R&D expenditures and patents granted. While well known for its consumer products, Panasonic is also the world's largest manufacturer of electronic assemblies and a leader in automation for this market. Moreover, Panasonic is also the major supplier of automation to the Japanese life science market, with an installed base of over 50 drug discovery systems.

Kalypsys and Panasonic plan to collaborate not only with each other, but with leading researchers, automation experts, drug discovery scientists, other equipment vendors and influential thinkers in the life sciences. We feel that together we can create innovation in life sciences automation on a scale as yet unseen in the pharmaceutical & biotech industries. With Kalypsys' experience and focus on drug discovery and Panasonic's superior automation and worldwide reach, we can provide innovative products and support to even the largest pharmaceutical organizations.