Gene Logic Renews Agreement with Agilent Technologies as Certified...

Gene Logic Renews Agreement with Agilent Technologies as Certified Service Provider

Gene Logic (An Ocimum Biosolutions Company) and Agilent Technologies today announced that Gene Logic has been reappointed as a Certified Microarray Service Provider for Agilent gene expression microarrays.

The Certified Service Provider (CSP) program comprises a select list of strategic organizations that pass a rigorous assessment to use Agilent's microarray platform. The program combines the provider's focused expertise with the complete Agilent microarray workflow to create specialized services or complete genomic research solutions.

"In our continued pursuit of providing customers with the best-suited solution for their research needs, we have found Agilent as a great platform to solve many research questions," said Anu Acharya, CEO, Gene Logic. "As we continue to expand our services in becoming a preferred global genomics service provider, this partnership will add a lot of value to our partner R&D programs."

"There is true synergy between the breadth of Gene Logic's services, and Agilent's ability to quickly print high-quality custom microarrays," said Yvonne Linney, Agilent Vice President and General Manager, Genomics. "We've enjoyed a long relationship with Gene Logic, and look forward to helping them assist customers to identify and validate new solutions."

Gene Logic offers one of the largest portfolios of integrated genomic solutions with a vision to become the No. 1 genomics outsourcing company by providing quality solutions spanning across the genomics space and partnering with global organizations in the pursuit for improved and affordable healthcare. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic companies, as well as government and academic institutions worldwide utilize Gene Logic's comprehensive genomic databases and service resources to enable better understanding of underlying mechanisms of diseases, discovery and prioritization of gene targets and biomarkers. In addition to Agilent, Gene Logic provides microarray, RT-PCR, gene expression and genotyping services on multiple platforms.

About Gene Logic (An Ocimum Biosolutions Company)

Gene Logic, headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., has developed proprietary genomics databases and services to enable customers worldwide to discover and prioritize drug targets, identify biomarkers, predict toxicity, understand mechanisms of toxicity, and obtain insights into the efficacy of specific compounds. As a service, we offer high throughput genomics data generation using validated protocols under GLP compliance on a variety of platforms for clinical trials. Gene Logic is a preferred outsourcing partner for providing integrated biorepository and genomic services for several global pharmaceutical companies. Its global infrastructure, standardized procedures, capacity, expertise and highly skilled staff support drug development programs from pre-clinical target development and toxicogenomic assessment to clinical biomarker identification and patient stratification. In creating one of the most comprehensive commercial gene expression databases - BioExpress and ToxExpress, Gene Logic has developed expertise and capabilities that are unparalleled in the genomic services industry. Gene Logic provides multiple GLP-compliant platforms for gene expression and SNP genotyping data generation, full biorepository and genomic services. Besides providing the physical infrastructure for storing thousands of biological samples, Gene Logic provides services to assist sample accrual, IRB approvals, CRO training, sample collection, clinical data capture and management.

The BioIT division provides e-lab information management solutions for life sciences, niche bioinformatics services and products for genomic research such as gene expression analysis, advanced statistical analysis, gene function analysis and genome annotation. The BioMolecules division provides essential molecular biology commodities like DNA oligonucleotides and flexible custom (and catalog) microarrays. All labs and software facilities strategically located in India are ISO 9001:2000 certified. Visit www.genelogic.com, www.ocimumbio.com or call toll-free - 1/800/GENELOGIC.

About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. Agilent has two primary business segments: Bio-Analytical Measurement and Electronic Measurement. The company has 19,000 employees and serves customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had revenue of $5.4B in fiscal year 2007.