Leader in biological sequence search continues to add proven life sciences leaders to drive ongoing company growth.

Westborough, Massachusetts - January 3, 2007 – Gene-IT, a leader in biological sequence search for research and IP, today announced that it has further expanded its executive team, and hired Dr. Michael J. McManus as Vice President and General Manager. Dr. McManus will lead the company's corporate marketing, strategic alliances and product marketing efforts.

"Gene-IT has quickly forged a reputation as a leader and innovator in sequence search," said Dr. McManus. "The company has an impressive and growing roster of clients, demonstrating an increase in the uptake of GenomeQuest™ in the IP and biological research communities. I am delighted to join a highly dedicated team of professionals that has successfully created a superior and unique solution for the life sciences industry."

Ronald Ranauro, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gene-IT, said, "With the addition of Michael, we have filled in the missing piece in our senior management team. We looked hard to find someone with Michael's background, which is unique in the life science informatics business. By combining both deep scientific expertise and broad business experience, he can help us develop strategies and respond quickly to our expanding customer and market requirements."

Ranauro added, "Michael complements an already strong team that includes Nick Mitropoulos, formerly of Accelrys, as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, and Dr. Drew Arnold, formerly head of Lion Bioscience's U.S. operations, to head up our strategic accounts, both of whom joined us in 2006, and our CSO and founder Dr. Jean-Jacques Codani."

Dr. McManus has over 20 years of scientific software and business experience, including operational management, business development, strategic product planning, research and development, product marketing and product management expertise.

Prior to joining Gene-IT, Dr. McManus served as Vice President of Business Development for the BioSciences Group of Fujitsu Computer Systems, where he helped set up and initiate the Group's U.S. operations. Before Fujitsu, Dr. McManus served as Executive VP and COO of AnVil, Inc. Prior to AnVil, he served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at CambridgeSoft Corporation.

About Gene-IT

Gene-IT's innovative biological sequence search technology provides relevant answers to questions about the human genome asked by scientists and attorneys today, and by clinicians and physicians in the future. The company's flagship product, GenomeQuest, is an easy-to-use Web-based application that integrates, mines and analyzes sequence data from dozens of scientific and patent sources worldwide. GenomeQuest's proprietary sequence analysis capabilities help the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies make faster and more accurate decisions on their gene and protein discoveries. Its automated alerting, report publishing and knowledge-sharing capabilities enhance the productivity of all users. Gene-IT is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.

For more information, please call (508) 616-0100, or visit our web site: www.genomequest.com.