Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) S.A. is named exclusive commercial agent for the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 8, 1998 Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) S.A., in association with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), announced today that it has been named exclusive commercial representative for the SIB. By teaming up with the SIB, the developer of key proteomics tools and protein databases like SWISS-PROT, PROSITE and SWISS-2DPAGE, GeneBio expects to realize its goal of becoming the premier provider of proteomics products and services.

Through GeneBio, commercial users can now access premium products, more frequent updates, support, and training for databases and tools developed by SIB scientists. These high-value protein and proteomics databases and services, along with innovative, state of the art products developed in-house, form the foundation of GeneBio s product line.

Initially the products to be distributed include SWISS-PROT, the premier protein sequence database for Life Science researchers maintained jointly by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) - an outstation of the European Molecular Biology laboratory (EMBL); the PROSITE motif database; and the SWISS-2DPAGE database. These products are accessed, via bioinformatics software and the Internet, by over 200,000 corporate and academic users around the world.

The Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics is a non-profit foundation established to promote and support Swiss national research and training in the growing field of bioinformatics. SIB s founding members include: Ron Appel, Geneva University Hospital; Amos Bairoch, University of Geneva; Philipp Bucher, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC); Victor Jongeneel, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; and Manuel Peitsch, Glaxo Wellcome Experimental Research (GWER). For more information about SIB, you can view their web site at www.isb-sib.ch.

Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) S.A. is a private company based in Geneva,

Switzerland. Founded in November 1997, GeneBio s mission is to provide high

quality proteomics databases, software tools and services through in-house

development and strategic alliances with key research institutions and

companies. For more information, please contact Alistair Blair-Davies by

phone at +41 22 702.99.00 or by fax at +41 22 702.99.99. You can also send

us email at info@genebio.com and view our web site on www.genebio.com