GraphPad Software
GraphPad Software Inc. was a privately held software development corporation until its acquisition by Insight Partners in 2017. The company was named Insightful Science and merged with Dotmatics in 2021.
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| Industry | Software development |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Harvey Motulsky |
| Fate | Acquired by Insight Partners |
GraphPad Software Inc. was a privately held software development corporation until its acquisition by Insight Partners in 2017.[1] The company was named Insightful Science and merged with Dotmatics in 2021.[2]
Overview
[edit]The original software was written by Harvey Motulsky in 1989 and the company was co-founded by Motulsky and Earl Beutler. The company operates in California[3] and its products include the 2D scientific graphing, biostatistics, curve fitting software GraphPad Prism and the free, web-based statistical calculation software, GraphPad QuickCalcs.
The company was acquired in 2017 by Insight Partners[1] and then later merged with Dotmatics in 2021.[4]
GraphPad Prism
[edit]| GraphPad Prism | |
|---|---|
| Developers | GraphPad Software, Inc. |
| Stable release | 10.3.0[5]
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| Operating system | macOS and Windows |
| Type | Scientific graphing, statistics and nonlinear regression (curve fitting) |
| License | Commercial proprietary software |
| Website | www.graphpad.com  |
GraphPad Prism is a commercial scientific 2D graphing and statistics software for Windows and Mac OS desktop computers. Software features include nonlinear regression, with functionalities including the removal of outliers, comparisons of models, comparisons of curves, and interpolation of standard curves. The software allows the automatic updating of results and graphs, and has functionality for displaying error bars.[6][7] Features for usability include built in formulae, batch processing and standardisation features, along with automated analysis and data validation.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Insight Recapitalizes Software Provider GraphPad". The Wall Street Journal. November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Insightful Science Joins Forces with Dotmatics to Form a Leading Cloud-First Scientific R&D Company". Cision. March 22, 2021.
- ^ Truong K (13 August 2019). "GraphPad acquires University of Chicago spinout SnapGene". MedCity News. Breaking Media. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Adams, Ben (2021-03-23). "Insightful Science buys up former Merck scientists-run Dotmatics to put R&D in the cloud | Fierce Biotech". www.fiercebiotech.com. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ^ "Prism Updates - GraphPad".
- ^ "GraphPad Prism for Mac: statistics software review". MacStats.
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- ^ krishgen2023 (2023-02-17). "GraphPad Prism: Tips and tricks for better analysis and reports". Krishgen Biosystems. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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