Founded in 1998 by Stanford graduate students, QIAGEN Silicon Valley ( formerly known as Ingenuity Systems) is a company that is taking on the challenge of next-generation knowledge management for the life sciences community. Our long-term focus on innovation in semantic search, ontology, and software development has allowed us to create groundbreaking technologies that help life science researchers more effectively search, explore, visualize, and analyze biological and chemical findings related to genes, proteins, and small molecules (e.g. drugs). Today, QIAGEN Silicon Valley's products are used by thousands of researchers at hundreds of leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic research institutions worldwide. We are continually looking for new ways to develop and leverage our technology in order to address needs within the constantly evolving life science market. With such a strong focus on our customers, QIAGEN Silicon Valley has developed a loyal and passionate user base that is the core of the company's success in this dynamic and evolving market. QIAGEN Silicon Valley is headquartered in Redwood City, California and has offices in Germany, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, and Japan.