Life sciences

IBM Life Sciences Solutions provides the IT infrastructure that researchers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, genomics, proteomics, healthcare, and academia need to turn data into scientific discovery and new treatments for disease. IBM Life Sciences builds on the discoveries of IBM Research in fields such as computational biology, bioinformatics, and medical diagnostics and support initiatives like the building of the Blue Gene supercomputer.

Backed by a world-class research team, we offer integrated solutions for the laboratory in the areas of:

One of the most difficult challenges facing the life sciences industry today is how to transform massive quantities of highly complex, constantly changing data - from a variety of platforms, data domains, and specialized applications - into knowledge. That's where DiscoveryLink comes in. DiscoveryLink can help to dramatically increase R&D productivity with single query access to heterogeneous databases, applications, and search engines.Specialized databases for proteomics, genomics, combinatorial chemistry, and high input screening can be accessed quickly and easily using DiscoveryLink.

Researchers have a critical need to pull life sciences data and applications together into a single, usable infrastructure and manage the resulting data streams in a secure environment. The IBM Life Sciences Framework is a reliable, scalable open environment that enables researchers to combine and rapidly add new applications across all facets of the drug discovery chain, accelerating the entire drug discovery and diagnostics development process.