D360: Data Access, Analysis, and Collaboration

Liberating scientists to use data to drive projects

D360™ is an enterprise class solution that provides scientists with the ability to readily access all their research data, analyze that data, and share their findings and work with their colleagues. D360’s rich capabilities vastly enhance rational, data-driven decision making by removing data manipulation demands, simplifying standard data access tasks and allowing information-based workflows that were previously difficult or impossible to perform. D360 provides these capabilities regardless of the systems in which data is stored, and requires a very low level of IT maintenance. At its heart, D360 describes data in terms of a queryable data network, supporting workflows from drug discovery through drug development and providing decision support for translational approaches to research.

Thousands of scientists at life sciences organizations from the largest to the smallest have used D360 to empower their scientists to make the most effective use of available data.

Where has D360 been applied?

Across drug discovery and development

D360 has been applied throughout the drug discovery and development process from early discovery through preclinical study logistics to cross-study analysis of safety data.

Discovery: D360 supports chemists, biologists and research managers alike in their use and interpretation of research data. Incorporation of logistical information such as compound inventory and access to notebook data in ELNs adds practicality considerations. Learn More
Preclinical: D360 provides preclinical pharmacologists, toxicologists, and pathologists the ability to understand data at a level beyond an individual study, and across safety and exposure, allowing scientists to understand cross species exposure vs. toxicology, control group drift, and prevalence of adverse effects within drug classes. Learn More
Clinical and Translational Science: Bringing together data from different disciplines provides an extensive cross-functional data perspective that is essential to all the approaches taken to translational science. D360’s queryable data network approach allows scientific data from throughout the traditional discovery-development process to be explored in a scientifically meaningful manner to assess therapeutics and uncover trends. Learn More

From the largest to the smallest organizations

D360 scales both technically and financially, empowering its deployment to organizations that range in size from a handful of users up to thousands of users spread globally.

On top of diverse data sources, on top of data warehouses

D360 is designed to access data in the location and format it is in today and does not require re-engineering of source data systems whether you have a simple or complex data environment.
D360 frees data from the confines of data capture systems, storage formats, and underpowered query tools provided in data capture applications.

Key Benefits

Data Access

Simplifies data access from countless clicks in multiple applications to a one-click/one-application operation.
Integrates data from multiple, disparate sources into a single scientific data view without requiring the scientist to know data storage locations or formats.
Provides the user with simple query building for any task from standard project report generation to detailed data exploration.

Data Analysis

Summarizes and groups data automatically, presenting it in a scientific context, the way the user wants to see it for their task.
Provides comprehensive data analysis and visualization tools so time can be focused on understanding the scientific meaning of data.
Integrated with desktop productivity tools (Excel®, PowerPoint® etc.) to allow communication of scientific findings outside D360. Integrated with third-party applications for specialist user tasks, such as advanced statistics, leveraging current knowledge and simplifying scientific workflow
Integrates simply with in-house calculation services and applications to leverage proprietary capabilities.
Automates data analysis and visualization capabilities, allowing easy access to pre-formatted data presentations.

Collaboration

Shared workspace system provides the ability for users to easily share queries, datasets, lists, and other work.
Allows queries to be shared as simple dashboard widgets to a wider user community to leverage the intellectual assets of the research team.
Annotations allow ready communication of project status, experimental progress and ideas among users right alongside experimental results.

Low IT Maintenance Overhead

Application behavior is controlled through configuration so changes and updates can be made simply, without the need for coding.
New data is automatically discovered and immediately made available to end users without requiring intervention by IT staff.
Rich client application is deployed through Java WebStart for rapid, effective deployment.

System Requirements

The D360 client currently supports Windows (7, Vista, and XP) and Mac OS X. Certara recommends deploying the D360 servers on a Linux (typically RHEL 4,5, or 6) or Windows Server.

Integration supports Microsoft Office, Spotfire, JMP, SIMCA-P among other third-party programs.
Chemistry Sketcher support includes Accelrys Draw (formerly Symyx Draw), ChemBioDraw, and ISIS Draw.
Supported data cartridges include Direct, Accord, Cambridgesoft, ChemExtra, and ChemAxon. Others available on request.