Collexis and Health Sciences SC launch first statewide knowledge directory of medical research expertise

Collexis, a leading developer of semantic search and knowledge discovery software, announced today that it has partnered with Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) to launch the first virtual knowledge directory of health science research being conducted across the state by HSSC partner institutions. This is a major advancement, making South Carolina the first state in the nation to create a searchable directory of medical research and biomedical expertise.

HSSC is a unique statewide research collaborative composed of South Carolina’s three research universities and three largest health systems that is conducting collaborative biomedical research to improve health status, education, workforce development and economic wellbeing for all South Carolinians. HSSC strives to be an economic catalyst by attracting nationally prominent scientists, clinical trials of new drugs and medical devices and health-related companies to South Carolina, ultimately stimulating the state’s knowledge-based economy.

“Collexis’ technology will significantly benefit Health Sciences South Carolina by allowing its member institutions’ researchers and health professionals to remain abreast of all ongoing research across the state,” said HSSC president and CEO Dr. Jay Moskowitz. “This software is a critical component of the statewide information technology infrastructure HSSC is in the process of building. We look forward to the launch and are confident that it will further advance and support the research efforts of HSSC partner institutions, thereby improving the overall economic well-being, health status and workforce development of our state.”
The Collexis system was released to HSSC partner institutions this week. With a simple interface, any medical topic or researcher can be searched through the HSSC website and the results are a comprehensive list of South Carolina experts and their research. Additionally, experts who specialize in different research areas (like biologists and chemists studying cancer) can be identified to build teams necessary to address complex challenges in health research.
“We are excited to provide the technology for such a valuable initiative for Health Sciences South Carolina and the state of South Carolina,” said Collexis CEO Bill Kirkland. “While cutting edge institutions around the globe have adopted the Collexis system, including the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic and others, the South Carolina database is the first statewide system in the United States. Additionally, the mission and ultimate goal for HSSC is very similar to Collexis. We are both working to improve the health and wellbeing of the citizens of South Carolina and the global patient community.”
Speaker Bobby Harrell of the South Carolina House of Representatives added, “The collaboration between South Carolina-based Collexis and HSSC demonstrates the amazing research and technological advancements taking place throughout the state. What’s more, it reinforces the value of the investments we are making to South Carolina’s ever-growing knowledge-based economy.”

In a follow up effort, the Collexis and HSSC partnership is also working on ways to identify the patient expertise of all South Carolina physicians. “Matching the right physicians with the right colleague in research could bring the greatest discoveries for new treatments,” said Dr. Moskowitz. “This is truly the next evolution in collaborative research and discovery. HSSC and Collexis are on the cutting edge of the nation and the world in these advances.”

About Collexis Holdings, Inc.
Collexis Holdings, Inc., a leading developer of semantic search and knowledge discovery software, is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina (USA), with major operations in Cincinnati, Ohio, Geldermalsen, the Netherlands and Cologne, Germany. Collexis now offers the world’s first pre-populated scientific social network for life science researchers, www.biomedexperts.com. Collexis’ proprietary technology builds conceptual profiles of text, called Fingerprints, from documents, Websites, emails and other digitized content and matches them with a comprehensive list of pre-defined “fingerprinted” concepts to make research results more relevant and efficient. This matching of concepts eliminates the ambiguity and lack of priority associated with word searches. The results are often described as “finding needles in many haystacks.” Through this novel approach, Collexis can build unique applications to search, index and aggregate information as well as prioritize, trend and predict data based on sources in multiple industries without the limitations of language or dialect. Collexis’ current clients in the public, private and academic sectors include the Mayo Clinic; Johns Hopkins University; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the University of California, San Francisco; the University of South Carolina; Erasmus University Library; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Lockheed Martin; the World Health Organization; Wellcome Trust; the National Institutes of Health; and the U.S. Department of Defense. Shares of Collexis common stock are traded under the symbol CLXS on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTC BB). For more information, visit www.collexis.com.

About Health Sciences South Carolina
Established in April 2004, Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) is a statewide public-private collaborative of universities and health systems possessing the shared vision of using health sciences research to improve the health and economic wellbeing of South Carolina. HSSC includes Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Palmetto Health, and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. For more information, visit healthsciencessc.org .