Pipeline

Pipeline, developed by Aspen Biosciences, is a program management software solution designed to empower drug discovery teams to plan, manage, and execute drug discovery programs. It operates as part of a broader ecosystem of applications, keeping both internal and external team members aligned and up-to-date throughout the drug discovery lifecycle. Pipeline is built to address the core challenges pharmaceutical companies face, including the high cost of drug development, the volume of undisclosed programs, and the significant likelihood that drug programs will not receive regulatory approval.

The platform is structured around four key solution areas that every drug discovery organization must deliver on: designing and testing new therapeutics, collaborating with CROs and service providers, managing pharmaceutical company collaborations, and identifying investors, partners, and collaborators.

Design, Make, Test, and Analyze New Potential Therapeutics

• Orchestrates core aspects of the drug discovery process including Project Planning, Target Management, and Protocol Management
• Supports Assay Request Management, Literature Management, and Protein Production workflows
• Integrable with a wide range of third-party applications including Registration systems, Inventory Management tools, Assay Data Management platforms, Sample Management solutions, and ELNs/LIMS

Collaborate Effectively with CROs and Service Providers

• Includes PharmExchange, a platform for exchanging data between CROs, vendors, service providers, and drug discovery companies, integrated directly into Pipeline's workflow system
• Enables scientists to order clones and proteins through the platform
• Integrations with the Assay Request Management system allow scientists to plan and request external assays and map experiment results back into internal systems
• Supports quoting and ordering for clones, proteins, and custom compound synthesis

Plan and Manage Collaborations with Pharmaceutical Companies

• Delos, a cloud-based collaboration software integrated within the ecosystem, is designed for project leads, alliance managers, and individual scientists
• Enables planning of milestone deliverables and tracking of assays and schedules
• Facilitates communication across teams and collaborators
• Supports secure sharing of milestone deliverables

Identify Investors, Partners, and Collaborators

• Business Intelligence software built for biopharma professionals requiring up-to-date competitive information on drug discovery research, development, and company assets
• Identifies competitors and collaborators working in the same pathway, target, or indication
• Tracks the latest competitor and collaborator news and supports portfolio risk assessments
• Integrated directly with Pipeline, enabling periodic syncing of public pipelines to Pharm2Market
• Supports partner identification, functioning as a matchmaking tool for drug programs
• Allows export of public pipeline data as JSON to power external websites

Pipeline and its associated ecosystem are designed to address the reality that pharmaceutical collaborations frequently fail not due to scientific shortcomings, but as a result of poor alliance management, missed deadlines, and breakdowns in trust. The platform's cloud-based architecture and broad integration capabilities make it suitable for drug discovery organizations seeking to streamline both internal operations and external partnerships.