Symyx Technologies to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On October 28, 2009

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) announced today that it plans to release its third-quarter 2009 financial results after the close of market on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

Isy Goldwasser, chief executive officer, and Rex Jackson, chief financial officer, will host a teleconference at 2:00 pm PT/5:00 pm ET to discuss Symyx's recent results and outlook. A question-and-answer session will follow immediately.

How to Access the Live Teleconference

To participate, please dial 877-857-6177 (U.S. and Canada) or 719-325-4747 (international). Interested parties may also access a replay which will be available for two weeks after the live call by dialing 888-203-1112 (U.S. and Canada) and 719-457-0820 (international), reservation number 3462618.

How to Access the Teleconference Webcast

The teleconference will be webcast live and archived on the Symyx investor relations website at http://investor.symyx.com/.

About Symyx

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) enables companies in life sciences, chemicals and energy, and consumer and industrial products to transform scientific R&D and achieve extraordinary breakthroughs in productivity and return on investment. Symyx scientific information management enables scientists to design, execute, analyze, and report experimental results faster, easier, and less expensively. Symyx microscale, parallel experimentation enables a single scientist to rapidly explore a broad experimental space and develop comprehensive data sets in days -- not weeks or months. Symyx contract research delivers these advantages on a project basis and enables companies to increase R&D productivity, agility, and flexibility. Information about Symyx, including reports and other information filed by Symyx with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at www.symyx.com.

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SOURCE: Symyx Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT:  Symyx Technologies, Inc.
Rex S. Jackson, EVP and CFO
(408) 773-4075
ir@symyx.com

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