Leading Proteomics Company Breaks into Genomics Market With Solution for Cross-Science Systems Biology Research

GenoLogics Life Sciences Software Inc. (GenoLogics), a leading developer of lab and management software solutions for proteomics biomarker discovery and research, have announced a data and workflow management solution for Genomics researchers. Geneus™, will be based on an open, configurable, integrating platform, and purposed for genomics and systems biology researchers.

Geneus™ facilitates the collection, organization, management, and analysis of genomics information, providing researchers with unparalleled opportunity to focus on their science challenges rather than their workflow and data management challenges.

GenoLogics is developing Geneus in response to customer demand for a reliable laboratory and data management solution for genomics. GenoLogics’ Geneus and Proteus™ products combined with an open, integrating, data management technology platform for systems biology, will enable researchers at pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, and academic institutions, to implement a laboratory and data management solution for systems biology and discovery, across multiple sciences, labs, and facilities.

GenoLogics Genomics Product Manager, Jason Wilson stated, “Customers are increasingly asking for a multi-science data management solution, and I am very pleased that we are adding Geneus to our product line, to build on our vision of providing a complete systems biology solution. We currently have three customers that are scheduled to receive the early access version of Geneus, including University of Pittsburgh - Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories, University of Glasgow – Sir Henry Wellcome Functional Genomics Facility, and the University of British Columbia – Wine Research Center.” Geneus will provide the following benefits to researchers and lab managers:

• End-to-end data management for gene expression and genotyping processes.
• Seamless integration with genomics software and instrumentation, allowing automated and accurate data capture.
• A technology platform based on an open integrating, automated, and adaptive workflow model, which is completely customizable within hours.
  an open platform providing access to data for cross-application discovery and collaboration between researchers;
• Highly flexible and configurable workflow to easily manage all data from various sources;
• Streamlined sample submission, reporting, and billing.
  Extensive capabilities for quality control enforcement in the lab, allowing for the capture, storage and tracking of QC results, while maintaining a traceable history of QC data along the way.
• Web interface that enables immediate publishing of results and facilitates real-time information sharing for collaboration among researchers.

Geneus will be scaleable and suitable for both high-throughput labs and low-throughput labs, and will be priced accordingly. In addition, this product will support genomics research workflows by providing support for gene expression and genotyping from industry leading genomics workflow vendors including Affymetrix, Illumina and Applied Biosystems. Initially, Wilson is aiming for Geneus to achieve “GeneChip-compatible™” status under Affymetrix’ GeneChip-compatible Applications Program.

An early access version of Geneus will be ready for install in at least three committed customer sites by the end of 2006. General availability and full release is planned for early 2007. Pricing for this product is not fixed and will be quoted based on many factors such as number of labs, users, instrument integration points, automated data capture points, and professional services.