We’re holding a launch party (more details to follow here), but here’s the press release:

Orwik is Hosting a Launch Party

Orwik is holding a launch party on Fri Nov20 at 230 Lake st. in Newton MA. The launch party will feature live music and an art exhibition showing art work from Boston and New York. Orwik welcomes members of the press and interested parties to attend.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Press Release) – Nov 20, 2009 – Orwik is a new startup company focused on providing a platform for scientific data management and distribution. Orwik was created as a collaboration between notable scientists from academia and experienced entrepreneurs including George Whitesides and Semyon Dukhach.

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Our mission at Orwik is to help scientists, institutions and organizations accelerate the process of discovery and enable translational science by building sustainable inter-disciplinary communities and providing shared
access to critical pieces of information. As scientists ourselves, we have designed a best-in-class platform to transform collaboration, discovery and dissemination of new science.

At Orwik we are dedicated to helping create lasting impact from research by increasing efficiency, broadening collaboration and ensuring continuity. Our platform is designed to help scientists exchange and discuss ongoing work, provide a platform to share their ideas and ultimately to publish their work. We are here to provide the best way for scientists and engineers to work together on the next life-saving discovery.

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Orwik is a collaboration platform coupled with analysis tools, and publication service for researchers in the life-sciences. Orwik was inspired by the challenges triggered by digitization of experimental results and subsequent rise of translational research . The new paradigm is impacting all aspects of scientific work, from data acquisition and analysis to publishing.

Orwik will you help find colleagues to collaborate with, tools to analyze your data and relevant background material to use in your research. Using Orwik, you can be sure that your past work is always accessible, and you will never again have to think about the mundane issues of IT that distract from your focus on science.

The more you use Orwik, the more useful it becomes.