Company:Aureus Sciences

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Aureus Sciences
TypePrivate
IndustryLife Sciences Pharmacokinetic modelling & simulation
FoundedParis, France (2000)
Websitewww.aureus-sciences.com

Aureus Sciences (founded as Aureus Pharma) was a research-based company which sold software to the pharmaceutical industry for drug development.

The company's range of products included therapeutic target knowledgebases, ADME-based databases and software applications.

Aureus Sciences was formerly known as Aureus Pharma.[1] In January 2013, Aureus Sciences was acquired by Elsevier.[2]

Products

Aureus' software applications allow in silico prediction of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) and potential drug-drug interactions.

  • Knowledgebases : AurSCOPE Kinases, GPCR, Ion Channels, Proteases, Nuclear Receptors, ADME.[3]
  • Applications : AurQUEST, DDI Predict, AurPROFILER, AurPASS.[4]

The scientific background to Aureus' process is detailed in recent publications.[5][6]

References

  1. "Aureus Pharma changes its name to Aureus Sciences ® and launches a new, comprehensive life science applications webportal" (press release). Aureus Sciences. 2011-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323153030/http://www.aureus-sciences.com/aureus/web/guest/news-events?p_p_id=latest_news&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=content_primary&p_p_col_count=1&_latest_news_struts_action=%2Fext%2Flatest_news%2Fview_content&_latest_news_assetId=48043&_latest_news_returnToFullPageURL=%2Faureus%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fnews-events%3Fp_p_id%3Dlatest_news&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=content_primary&p_p_col_count=1&_latest_news_delta=6&_latest_news_keywords=&_latest_news_advancedSearch=false&_latest_news_andOperator=true&cur=4. 
  2. "Elsevier Acquires Aureus Sciences, Provider of Databases and Information Tools for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies" (press release). Elsevier. 2013-01-08. http://www.aureus-sciences.com/aureus/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=548f05e3-f3f6-4418-80e6-522dc4d4cb04&groupId=10137. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. Aureus knowledgebases
  4. Aureus applications
  5. "Knowledge-based analysis of multi-potent G-protein coupled receptors ligands". Eur. J. Med. Chem. 45 (12): 5708–5717. December 2010. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.09.027. PMID 20933307. 
  6. "Drug repositioning using in silico compound profiling.". Future Med. Chem. 1 (9): 1723–36. December 2009. doi:10.4155/fmc.09.123. PMID 21425988. 

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