October 4th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


GeneBio announces the release of Phenyx version 2.5



Geneva, Switzerland October 4, 2007 - Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA
today announced that it has launched a new version of the Phenyx protein
identification and characterization platform that will be first demonstrated
at HUPO 2007 in October. This new release groups together a variety of
enhancements aimed at smoothing the process workflow and facilitating
integration within third-party proteomics pipelines.



Highlight's of Phenyx 2.5 include:

 

• An updated server-side code to accelerate the searches and to more
  efficiently handle large DNA databanks
  
   
• Full integration for the Institute of System Biologys Trans
  Proteomics Pipeline (TPP/IPP) and Proteome Softwares Scaffold
  
   
• Enhanced and secured Web services for seamless management and
  integration of Phenyx into any third party proteomics pipeline.
  
   
• The development of the Phenyx daemon functionalities to manually
  and automatically perform batch submissions from any mass spectrometer,
  including pre-processing steps such as data conversion and peak list
  filtering
  
  
  
  These latest improvements to Phenyx truly raise the bar for proteomics
  search engines, said Nasri Nahas, CEO of GeneBio. Recent backend
  modifications to the engine give users a more robust and flexible user
  experience, while recent integration work improves the relevancy of Phenyx
  within the laboratory environment. Taken as a whole, these changes to an
  already powerful platform will provide the life science community with an MS
  data analysis tool essential to any proteomics pipeline and that is
  extremely hard to beat.
  
  
  
  Developed in collaboration with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB),
  Phenyx is GeneBios renowned software platform for the identification and
  characterization of proteins and peptides from mass spectrometry data,
  specifically designed to meet the concurrent demands of high-throughput MS
  data analysis and dynamic results assessment while offering a flexible user
  experience and an adaptable architecture to help instill confidence in
  results assessment. (http://phenyx.vital-it.ch/pwi)
  
  
  
  GeneBio will be present at HUPO 2007 in Seoul, Korea from October 6 10 at
  booth #C9-2. Please stop by to receive a Phenyx demo or answers to your
  questions concerning the different Phenyx options, recent partnerships and
  other GeneBio products as well. For more information concerning Phenyx,
  please go to www.phenyx-ms.com
  
  
  
  
  
  About GeneBio
  
  Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA is a leading bioinformatics company
  providing the life science community with world-class proteomics software
  that bridges the gap between information gathering and knowledge generation.
  Established in 1997, we focus our expertise on protein identification and
  characterization as well as proteome imaging, offering clients and partners
  a high degree of specialization essential to proteomics research. Close ties
  to academic peers and a thorough network of distribution and strategic
  partners give us both unfettered access to scientific excellence and
  recognized market presence so that we may best serve the scientific
  community. For more information about GeneBio, please visit: www.genebio.com
  
  
  
  
  Contact:
  
  Olivier Philippe
  
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  Olivier Philippe
  Sales Manager
  Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) S.A.
  25 Avenue de Champel.
  CH-1206 Geneva. Switzerland
  Tel: +41 22 702 99 00
  Fax: +41 22 702 99 99
  E-mail:olivier.philippe@genebio.com
  URL: http://www.genebio.com
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