UK's Institute of Cancer Research and Silicon Graphics Establish Long-Term Alliance to Design and Outfit World-Class Network Bio
February 17 2009 - 9:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
Pioneering Studies of 'Cellular Networks' to Put Unprecedented
Demands on Compute, Storage and Visualization Solutions SUNNYVALE,
Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of a multi-year
collaboration, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ:SGIC) today
announced it will provide the high-productivity solutions needed to
outfit a new world-class cancer research facility in the United
Kingdom. Silicon Graphics has been selected to equip, over the next
five or more years, an initiative in integrated network biology at
London's renowned The Institute of Cancer Research. Expected to
open in spring 2009, the initiative in integrated network biology
at The Institute will arm a team of cancer research pioneers with
advanced compute, storage and visualization solutions built,
implemented and optimized by Silicon Graphics. Unlike mainstream
cancer research, which usually focuses on the structure and
behavior of individual genes, proteins or cells, The Institute's
effort aims to study how networks of cancer cells interact with
each other and surrounding tissues to metastasize or spread
throughout the body. By modeling and simulating how cancer cells
interact within the larger biological network, The Institute's
researchers hope to achieve breakthroughs that lead to new drugs or
treatments that prevent metastasis - the stage when cancer can turn
deadly. "Studying the dynamics of cellular networks will put
unprecedented demands on our technology infrastructure, generating
enormous data sets that must be processed rapidly, visualized
interactively, and accessed on the fly," said Dr. Rune Linding,
head of the Cellular and Molecular Logic Team at The Institute of
Cancer Research. The Institute intends to make use of the full
range of Silicon Graphics solutions and services. "The Institute
will take a truly innovative approach to cancer research, studying
how cancer develops within the complex human biological network,"
said Dr. Eng Lim Goh, chief technology officer at Silicon Graphics.
"We are looking forward to a long and productive relationship with
this remarkable institution, as we collaborate to design a
technology infrastructure that accelerates insight by giving
researchers new tools in this battle for humanity." "Intel is proud
to join with Silicon Graphics in outfitting The Institute with the
world's most scalable compute systems based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) and
Intel(R) Itanium(R) processors," said Richard Dracott, General
Manager of High Performance Computing at Intel. "This long-term
alliance addresses The Institute's unique need for a collaborative
relationship that will continue to enable innovation for years to
come. As The Institute raises the watermark on cancer research,
Intel stands ready to provide the computational engines for that
innovation." The Institute of Cancer Research The Institute of
Cancer Research is one of the world's leading cancer research
centers with expert scientists working on cutting edge research The
Institute marks its 100 years of world leading research into cancer
prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The Institute is a charity
that relies on voluntary income. The Institute is one of the
world's most cost-effective major cancer research organizations
with over 95p in every pound Sterling directly supporting research.
For more information visit http://www.icr.ac.uk/. Silicon Graphics,
Inc. Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ:SGIC), is a leader in
high-performance computing. SGI delivers a complete range of
high-performance server and storage solutions along with
industry-leading professional services and support that enable its
customers to overcome the challenges of complex data-intensive
workflows and accelerate breakthrough discoveries, innovation and
information transformation. SGI solutions help customers solve
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life through drug research, designing and manufacturing safer and
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helping enterprises manage large data. With offices worldwide, the
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