Sapio Sciences is a software vendor that develops and markets the Exemplar product line. Exemplar is a versatile software tool that encompasses Laboratory Information Management, Electronic Laboratory Notebook, Cheminformatics

Cheminformatics

Cheminformatics is the use of computer and informational techniques, applied to a range of problems in the field of chemistry. These in silico techniques are used in pharmaceutical companies in the process of drug discovery...

 and Data Management in a single framework.

Corporate History

Sapio Sciences was originally founded in 2004 to develop software tools to address the growing genotyping need for tools to assist in analyzing genetics data, particularly in relation to Genome Wide Association Studies. Sapio's first product was Exemplar Analytics, which ultimately incorporated over 50 different algorithms and was utilized in numerous published papers in prestigious journals. Sapio's was subsequently approached by several customers to develop a LIMS solution that would provide a greater level of flexibility and configurability than traditional LIMS solutions on the market. This led to the development of Exemplar LIMS and its introduction in June 2007.

Product Details

Since its original introduction in 2007, Exemplar has evolved into more than a LIMS solution. Sapio introduced its Workflow Engine in 2008, which enabled Exemplar customers to easily implement step by step, detailed processes in Exemplar that could track any workflow. This meant that Exemplar was able to address the Electronic Laboratory Notebook market and eliminate paper based recording of lab process information.

Exemplar subsequently added a fully configurable data model which meant that Exemplar could now track virtually any data assuming reasonable constraints on volume. This has led to Exemplar being used for Scientific Data Management (SDMS) where it is used to manage large volumes of targeted assay data. Statistics can also be implemented to perform detailed analysis of scientific data within the same environment.

Exemplar is incorporating cheminformatics

Cheminformatics

Cheminformatics is the use of computer and informational techniques, applied to a range of problems in the field of chemistry. These in silico techniques are used in pharmaceutical companies in the process of drug discovery...

capabilities including management of large chemical compound libraries, substructure and similarity searching and chemical drawing. These features, in combination with Exemplar's fully configurable data model and workflow engine, will provide a comprehensive solution for not only biology based laboratories but for chemistry ELN applications.

Product Architecture

Exemplar is an n-tier product that offers both Java and web based clients. Multiple databases are supported for data storage including MySQL and Oracle.

Target Markets

The general framework and adaptable nature of Exemplar has made it applicable to a broad spectrum of accounts ranging from large pharmaceuticals to university R&D departments. Exemplar is also being used in highly regulated environments such as part 11, GLP and CLIA laboratories.