Atrium Research and Vialis Form Partnership

Wilton, Connecticut USA (June 25, 2007) - Atrium Research, the only market research organization dedicated to scientific informatics, and Vialis GmbH, a leading informatics consulting firm, announced today a strategic alliance. Under this new agreement, Vialis will distribute Atrium Research market research publications, starting with the ground breaking report Electronic Laboratory Notebooks: A Foundation for Scientific Knowledge Management. This agreement is a first step toward a broader alliance between the two companies to meet the growing need for scientific informatics strategy, process optimization, vendor selection, and integration services.

“European customers comprise more than half our revenue” says Michael H Elliott, CEO of Atrium Research. “Vialis’ broad informatics knowledge and dedication to customer success will help us meet the growing demand from our global biopharmaceutical clients.” Ulf Fuchslueger , Vialis’ CEO says “The collaboration with Atrium Research allows us to provide our European customer base with first class market knowledge. In addition, this alliance strengthens the support provided to customers on both sides of the Atlantic through joint activities.”

About Atrium Research & Consulting

Atrium Research is the premier informatics market research and management consulting practice providing the balanced facts and analysis partners require.  Atrium Research delivers packaged and customized market research reports, growth consulting, informatics strategy development, and education services. Further information can be obtained at www.atriumresearch.com or by e-mail at info@atriumresearch.com.

About Vialis GmbH

Vialis paperless lab solutions provides services and consulting in the area of electronic data management covering the whole knowledge and value creation chain from discovery to production. As the leading system integrator for laboratory data systems, Vialis is here to help users find and implement the right innovative solutions to make businesses more efficient, improve the quality of data, and establish a foundation for future success.

Vialis’ employees’ expertise are in system integration, instrument interfacing, process automation, and regulatory affairs making them the partner of choice for solutions covering among others the following key areas:

• early discovery & process development
• formulation
• analytical research & development
• DMPK/bioanalytical studies
• sample management & analytics
• quality assurance & quality control
• management reporting & decision support

Vialis offers a complete set of services from the analysis and definition of requirements through implementation and validation to on-going systems support setting the standards in customer satisfaction. Further information can be obtained at www.vialis.ch or by e-mail at info@vialis.ch.