ATLANTA, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Liaison
Technologies, an industry-recognized leader in cloud-based
integration and data management offerings, and Merck (NYSE: MRK),
known as MSD outside the United
States and Canada, today
announced the launch of a new collaborative innovation center
within NC State's Centennial
Campus.
Centennial Campus is a research and educational campus owned and
operated by NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. This unique campus
places industry partners in close proximity with university
researchers and students, fostering successful collaborations that
lead to innovations in technology and science. Liaison and Merck
have recently established incubation space on site. This research
facility will focus on data management research projects for the
life sciences industry, and will engage NC State University faculty
and students.
"I am looking forward to driving new and exciting partnerships
through this innovation center in hopes to further Merck's mission
to save and improve lives around the world. The partnership with
Liaison and NC State is a great
opportunity to bring industry and academia together, leveraging
impressive new technologies such as Liaison's cloud-based Alloy
Health Platform," said Jim Ciriello,
AVP, IT Planning and Innovation at Merck.
Andrew Porter, Merck's director
of the center, commented that, "The capabilities of the Alloy
platform are ideally suited for life science research. We expect
our collaborations from this center to drive many new and
innovative technologies for the betterment of life sciences."
The Liaison Alloy Health Platform is the first dPaaS (data
Platform as a Service) solution, taking a holistic approach to
enabling business insights from a wide variety of data sources. It
combines both integration and data management services that can be
tailored for unique environments.
"We are ecstatic to open this collaborative research facility
and strengthen our relationship with Merck around the Alloy
Platform," said Bruce Chen, EVP of
healthcare at Liaison Technologies. "Centennial Campus is world
renowned for its unique approach to education and business. The
potential to make a large impact in life sciences, and
biotechnology as a whole, are immense."
"We are excited to welcome Liaison and Merck, two leading
companies supporting research in life sciences and healthcare,"
said Leah Burton, Director of the
Centennial Campus Partnership Office at NC State University. "This
is a tremendous opportunity for NC
State's faculty and students to collaborate and make
important contributions to the industry."
About Liaison Technologies
Liaison Technologies provides integration and data management
solutions to help customers unlock the power of a data-centric
approach to their business.
Liaison's cloud-based approach breaks down the barriers between
data silos to tap into the valuable information needed to make
better decisions, faster. Tailored to solve complex data problems
today while building a robust foundation for tomorrow's unforeseen
challenges, Liaison fosters a seamless flow of information securely
and at scale.
Founded in 2000, Liaison serves over 7,000 customers in 46
countries, with offices in the United
States, The Netherlands,
Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. For more information,
visit www.liaison.com or connect with us on
Twitter, LinkedIn, and
Facebook.
About Merck
Today's Merck is a global health care leader working to help the
world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines,
vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work
with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver
innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to
increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies,
programs and partnerships. For more information, visit
www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and
YouTube.
About NC State's Centennial
Campus
Centennial Campus is a 1,227-acre research park and university
campus owned and operated by North Carolina
State University in Raleigh, North
Carolina. With more than 70 industry, governmental and
non-profit partners and numerous university colleges, research
centers, institutes and departments, Centennial Campus is one of
the largest university-owned research campuses in North America and regularly has 11,000
inhabitants during the academic year. In addition, the campus
contains residential housing, a 600-student middle school, public
walkways, fishing pier and lake, game fields and an 18-hole
championship golf course. Centennial Campus is also home to the
world-renowned James B. Hunt, Jr.
Library. www.centennial.ncsu.edu
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