St. Louis, Missouri - March 20, 2007 - Partek Incorporated and Gene Company Limited have announced a distribution agreement under which Gene Company will provide sales and marketing for all of Partek’s software solutions throughout China. The available software options include Partek® Genomics SuiteTM for microarray analysis, which is Affymetrix GeneChip-compatibleTM for gene expression analysis, exon expression analysis, chromosomal copy number analysis, promoter tiling array analysis, and chromosomal copy number analysis of high density SNP arrays; Partek® Discovery SuiteTM for general data analysis and visualization; Partek® QSAR SolutionTM for drug discovery informatics; and Partek® Screener’s SolutionTM for high throughput screening data.
“We are pleased to have Gene Company represent our software in China. Gene Company has a solid reputation of bringing quality products to researchers and scientists across China. This partnership will provide those scientific communities with powerful, easy to use software backed by outstanding support,” said Tom Downey, president of Partek Inc.
“We envisage the distribution of Partek’s state of the art products in the territories can remarkably speed up pioneering labs data processing and analysis, as well as improving the output standards in our industries. Gene Company has high confidence in Partek software and looks forward to a synergetic cooperation,” said Agnes Chen, General Manager of Gene Company.
About Gene Company:
Gene Company Limited (Gene Company) – incorporated in 1992 and building up steadily from it’s Hong Kong headquarters, Gene Company has established a sizable distribution network covering major cities in P. R. China. Over the years of development, Gene Company has built its brand in the market and established a solid and highly loyal customer base, constituting renowned research institutes, hospitals, and industrial plants. Gene Company has also successfully become one of the major research product suppliers to key genomics, proteomics, biochip and stem cell research centres. More information about Gene Company is obtainable from their home page: www.genehk.com.
About Partek:
Partek Incorporated is a leading provider of statistical analysis and interactive data visualization software for the scientific research community. Partek software enables researchers to quickly identify and quantify patterns in data, including data resulting from genomic and proteomic studies, high-throughput screening campaigns, and computer aided drug design. Partek is located in St. Louis, Missouri. Visit their website at www.partek.com.
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