Systems Biology Company Dedicated to Safety of Chemicals
The safety of the chemicals, whether drugs, care products, or industrial pollutants, is a major concern of industries & goverments alike. There is great pressure on industries to improve the safety of the chemicals they produce at the same time as cutting costs, and reducing animal tests. The latest developments in genomics and information technology make it possible to improve assessment of chemical safety through a better understanding of how chemicals affect biological systems at the molecular level.
Cambridge Cell Networks (CCNet) provides software tools and databases comprising genes, proteins, chemicals and interactions and pathways relating them to toxicity, pathology and disease. Our systems are designed to help scientists elucidate how chemicals act on biological systems. By helping to understand and predict mechanisms of toxicity, we ultimately help to develop safer chemicals faster.
Our tools are tailored for use in:
- pharmaceutical drug discovery
- the personal care products industry
- the chemical & agrochemical industries
And benefit customers by:
- helping to elucidate the biological mechanisms that cause observed toxicities
- speeding up chemical safety assessment
- prioritizing candidate compounds early in the development
- reducing animal testing
- translating effects from test animals to humans
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CCNet's tools proved to be very effective in validating our candidate biomarkers. Their process of browsing the literature to find mechanisms of action was almost ten times faster than our usual way or searching.
Senior Scientist, Diagnostics Company
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