GeneEd Appoints Mr. Takashi Nakamura to Its Business Advisory Board; Renowned Executive to Contribute to the Development of GeneEd's Life Science e-Learning Business in Far East

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--GeneEd (www.GeneEd.com), the leading provider of e-Learning solutions for Life Sciences, today announced the appointment of Mr. Takashi Nakamura to its Business Advisory Board.

Mr. Nakamura is a highly successful entrepreneur with executive-level experience in international business development, strategic alliance, and sales and marketing in different industries. In addition to founding Milliard Ventures, LLC and co-founding Newstar Partners, LLC, Mr. Nakamura has held prestigious positions in companies such as GeneFormatics, Superscape, plc, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Mitsubishi Corporation.

“His comprehensive experience in Japanese business practices and protocols will undoubtedly help GeneEd establish a distinguished presence in the Far East”

"GeneEd is very fortunate to utilize Mr. Nakamura's proven ability to formulate strategy, and to negotiate and build profitable relationships with corporate partners in Japan," said Sunil Maulik, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder of GeneEd. "His comprehensive experience in Japanese business practices and protocols will undoubtedly help GeneEd establish a distinguished presence in the Far East".

"GeneEd's ability to thrive in the global Life Science industry is a testament to the quality of their offerings," said Mr. Nakamura, noting that nearly 40% of GeneEd's business comes from abroad. "I am eager to contribute to this innovative and dynamic team, and extend their presence in Japan and elsewhere."

Mr. Nakamura received a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He has worked in Australia, Asia, and the UK, and currently resides in Atherton, California.

About GeneEd, Inc.

GeneEd, Inc. (www.GeneEd.com) was founded in 1997 to provide life science and healthcare e-Learning solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, instrument and medical device, and hospital/HMO industries. GeneEd's Life Science industry customers include AstraZeneca, Pfizer, the ALZA division of Johnson & Johnson, Celera, Bio-Rad, and IBM Life Sciences, amongst many others.

GeneEd utilizes the best life science content, combined with advanced e-learning development technology, to rapidly create basic and advanced curricula in the areas of genomics, therapeutic area training (for clinical research, product development, and sales and marketing teams), computer assisted drug design, drug discovery and development, pharmacogenomics and clinical genomics, bioinformatics and microarray informatics, and therapeutic and diagnostic products. GeneEd, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, California.