Partek Expands Global Operations

Software Manufacturer Increases Staff in Europe and Asia

Sees Continued Strong Renewal Rate of its Flagship Product, Partek^® Genomics Suite™

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Partek Incorporated, a global leader in bioinformatics software, today announced the expansion of its business development and support staff to keep pace with continued demand for its core product offering, Partek Genomics Suite. The company now has personnel throughout Europe — United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Croatia — and a wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore servicing Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

“It’s an exciting time at Partek, as rapid advances in genomics technology are fueling worldwide demand for software that simplifies and accelerates the data analysis process”

Complementing a strong US-based support team, Partek’s regional managers have extensive expertise in biology and statistics, and are strategically positioned to assist scientists around the globe with analyzing their microarray and next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies. In addition to its direct operations, Partek also maintains partnerships with local distributors in more than a dozen countries, and worldwide reseller agreements with genomics device manufacturers Life Technologies Corporation and Affymetrix, Inc.

“It’s an exciting time at Partek, as rapid advances in genomics technology are fueling worldwide demand for software that simplifies and accelerates the data analysis process,” said Tom Downey, President of Partek Incorporated. “We are continuing to see a 95+ percent renewal rate among current Partek Genomics Suite licensees, and significant growth in new markets where NGS adoption is increasing. Our dedication to training and individual user-level support helps further differentiate our offering, and it is opening new doors to researchers seeking both the best-quality software and a knowledgeable team that stands behind it.”

Partek Genomics Suite is a comprehensive solution for the analysis, comparison and integration of massive amounts of genomic data. Used by thousands of scientists worldwide, Partek Genomics Suite was cited in more than 440 peer-reviewed publications in 2010. It is unique in its ability to support all microarray and NGS technologies for RNA-, DNA- and gene regulation applications in a single software package, allowing also for the integration of multiple applications in a user-friendly way. Embedded tools for alignment, quality control analysis, robust statistics, clustering, biological interpretation and pathways helps scientists identify biomarkers and patterns in the data with confidence.

About Partek

Partek Incorporated (www.partek.com) develops and globally markets quality software for life sciences research. Its flagship product, Partek^® Genomics Suite™, provides innovative solutions for integrated genomics. Partek Genomics Suite is unique in supporting all major microarray and next-generation sequencing platforms. Workflows offer streamlined analysis for: Gene Expression, miRNA Expression, Exon, Copy Number, Allele-Specific Copy Number, LOH, Association, Trio analysis, Tiling, ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq, DNA-Seq, DNA Methylation and qPCR. Since 1993, Partek, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri USA, has been turning data into discovery^®.

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