...Chemistry Hired: Bryan Koontz as SVP and general manager of discovery informatics, formerly CEO of Optive Research Inc....

...TRPS completed its previously announced acquisition of cheminformatics software company Optive for $4.8 million in cash...
...transaction would be accretive to net income in 2006. Tripos Inc. (TRPS), St. Louis, Mo. Optive Research Inc....

...TRPS will acquire bioinformatics company Optive Research (Austin, Texas) for stock and cash. Optive shareholders will...
...of $3.5 million of subordinated debt, about 112,000 shares, and warrants to purchase 156,000 shares. Optive...
...development at TRPS. TRPS, which provides chemistry research products and services, already distributes 15 of Optive's...

...Optive launched its EA-Inventor molecular evolution software for in silico drug and agrochemical discovery. Optive Research Inc....