GeneMaths XT version 1.50 Achieves Affymetrix GeneChip-compatible™ Status with the Affymetrix GeneChip® Microarray Platform
Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, April 26, 2006 – Applied Maths BVBA today announced that it has joined the Affymetrix GeneChip-compatible Applications Program of Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) and that its GeneMaths® XT software for the analysis of gene expression data has achieved GeneChip-compatible™ status with the Affymetrix GeneChip® microarray platform. As a GeneChip-compatible software provider, Applied Maths is committed to seamlessly integrating GeneMaths XT with the Affymetrix GeneChip platform.
GeneMaths XT is a high-throughput microarray expression analysis software platform that uses a number of unique concepts to provide more flexibility and streamlined processing of massive amounts of microarray data. The use of subsets and layers, integrated error calculation, history recording and experiment repeating, complete scriptability are just a few features that makes GeneMaths XT the excellent choice for the most demanding users.
"Our GeneMaths XT’s GeneChip-compatible status indicates our commitment to best-in-class support for Affymetrix GeneChip customers" said Luc Vauterin, CEO of Applied Maths. "We now provide a robust and seamlessly integrated solution for those customers to scale up their gene expression data analysis capabilities for medium and high throughput use.”
“In both discovery research as well as clinical development, our customers are applying gene expression microarrays in applications with increasingly large data analysis requirements.” said Steve Lincoln, vice president of Informatics at Affymetrix. “We are pleased to be working with GeneMaths XT in delivering integrated solutions to address these needs in a customizable and user-friendly manner.”
About Applied Maths
Applied Maths develops cutting-edge software for the biosciences. The company was founded in 1992 and immediately gained worldwide recognition with its software databasing and clustering of biodata. The cornerstone for Applied Maths' success is BioNumerics®, a software suite for integrated analysis of biodata that has grown into a universal platform for bio-databasing and analysis. BioNumerics is licensed to more than 1,000 research sites worldwide and over 1,100 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the software. Applied Maths' unique strength lies in the non-obvious combination of bio(techno)logical and mathematical know-how. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.Applied-Maths.com.
About the Affymetrix Developers’ Network (ADN)
Through one of the largest third-party software developer communities within the life science industry, Affymetrix works with its collaborators to provide a broad spectrum of solutions for leveraging gene expression and genetic variation analysis in both biomedical research and development. Membership in ADN is free of charge for both commercial and academic software developers. For more information please visit www.affymetrix.com/genechip/developer. View the GeneChip-compatible Software Solutions Catalog at www.affymetrix.com/genechip/compatible.
About Affymetrix
Affymetrix scientists invented the world's first microarray in 1989 and began selling the first commercial microarray in 1994. Since then, Affymetrix GeneChip® technology has become the industry standard in molecular biology research. Affymetrix technology is used by the world's top pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies as well as leading academic, government and not-for-profit research institutes. More than 1,400 systems have been shipped around the world and more than 4,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the technology. Affymetrix' patented photolithographic manufacturing process provides the most information capacity available today on an array, enabling researchers to use a whole-genome approach to analyze the relationship between genetics and health. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Affymetrix has subsidiaries in Europe and Asia in addition to manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, Calif. and Bedford, Mass. The company has about 1,000 employees worldwide. For more information about Affymetrix, please visit the company's website at www.Affymetrix.com.