March 27th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


GeneBio Launches Novel Online Platform for Protein Identification


Geneva, Switzerland March 27, 2007 - Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA
today announced the release of its new Phenyx platform, PhenyxOnline. This
online platform complements the existing PhenyxServer platform, as now
clients can choose how they would like to utilize Phenyx employing either
the SaaS (software as a service) option, PhenyxOnline, or the more
traditional platform, PhenyxServer, that resides at the customers location.
Both options offer the full complement of Phenyx functionalities and
services. The launch of PhenyxOnline comes as GeneBio brings numerous
innovations to the latest Phenyx release, version 2.3, which is to be
demonstrated during the upcoming ABRF conference.



GeneBios Phenyx is a software platform for the identification and
characterization of proteins and peptides from mass spectrometry (MS) data
specifically designed to meet the concurrent demands of high-throughput MS
data analysis and dynamic results assessment. Users may test the Phenyx
platform by logging into the free public version accessible on
http://phenyx.vital-it.ch/pwi.



PhenyxOnline is the first commercial platform in the proteomics field
offered in a SaaS model. It came about in response to the increasing demand
from proteomics labs that do not wish to invest in hardware resources or IT
skills to employ a proteomics platform. In this vein, there is no need to
install, maintain or upgrade; GeneBios experts keep the platform
up-to-date, including the latest versions of the major public protein and
nucleotide databases. PhenyxOnline is fully secured and customized for each
client, including the ability to search against proprietary databases,
making it the perfect platform for those that want to focus on protein
identification and not on IT maintenance. In essence, PhenyxOnline allows
labs to subscribe annually for that which they specifically need to use, the
full software platform itself, while removing the peripheral costs such as
software integration and updates, database installation and updates, etc.



The genesis of PhenyxOnline can be traced back to GeneBio's public server
(which has seen thousands of registrations and submissions since 2004) and
several success stories in large cluster environments amongst which are the
Goodlett Laboratory at the University of Washington, the ProteoRed Network
in Spain (http://www.phenyx-ms.com/news/press.html) and the newly announced
Biozentrum of Basel University. PhenyxOnline taps into this proven track
record, allowing a wider audience to benefit from GeneBio's experience with
cluster and user rights management.



PhenyxOnline was made possible thanks to major innovations that GeneBios
team has put into the latest Phenyx 2.3 version, notably the enhanced server
functionalities that allow users in a completely secure environment to
manage and optimize server usage, and also to assign different rights and
privileges to different users who can seamlessly share their jobs and
results. Through its advanced Result Comparison functionality, Phenyx 2.3
goes beyond a single search engine tool to a comprehensive identification
platform allowing users to import and validate their Mascot, SEQUEST and
X!Tandem results while visualizing them in various levels of granularity and
easily exporting their comparative results in one-click for quick
publication.



We believe PhenyxOnline is a unique platform that fulfils an unmet need for
small-to-midsized laboratories and enables them to compete on equal footing
with more hardware-intensive offerings, said Nasri Nahas, CEO of GeneBio.
Our customers use the Phenyx platform because it offers unequalled quality,
performance and results visualization/interpretation abilities. Version 2.3
will strengthen those even more, while the addition of PhenyxOnline to our
line-up now allows us to greatly expand our potential customer base while
offering the same cutting-edge technology available in the well-known
PhenyxServer platform. A significant number of users have already
pre-ordered their subscription to PhenyxOnline prior to todays release;
we look forward to having a busy 2007 and further refining the Phenyx
package in the months to come.



GeneBio will be present at ABRF 2007 in Tampa, FL from March 31st to April
3rd at booth #500 and at ASMS 2007 in Indianapolis, IN from June 3rd to June
6th at booth #90. 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.





GeneBio contact:

Andrew Smith

andrew.smith@genebio.com

Tel. +41.22.702.99.00



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