August 18th, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GeneBio’s Expanded Phenyx Platform Debuts at HUPO 2008
Geneva, Switzerland – August 18, 2008 - Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA today
announced that it would be demonstrating the latest version of its Phenyx
protein identification and characterization platform at HUPO 2008, which will be
available to users shortly after the show. This new release takes Phenyx beyond
protein identification and provides users with a full discovery platform to help
make the most of their MS/MS data.
Phenyx major updates fall under five categories: Quantitation, validation, PTMs,
reporting, and integration. Highlights of Phenyx 2.6 include:
• Support of the major labelling technologies (isobaric iTRAQ, TMT, metabolic
SILAC, chemical ICAT, ICPL…) and label-free approaches; first featured will be
isobaric tags and spectral counting
• Analysis of simple to complex quantitation workflows: Multiple identification
runs, replicates concept and multi-state analysis (time course experiments…)
• Support of international standards (MCP / MIAPE exports, mzML format...)
• Enhanced validation through an FDR estimation functionality and statistical
report on the calibration status of the MS instrument
• A new in-house algorithm for extended PTM discovery
• Expanded integration with third-party software (Scaffold, TPP, Progenesis
LC-MS, ProteinCenter, Modiro®, ProteinScape…)
• An enhanced Database Manager to seamlessly install and update multiple public
and proprietary sequence databases
“Our latest round of updates and partnerships have transformed Phenyx into an
integrated MS platform that can handle the needs of the most demanding users,”
said Nasri Nahas, CEO of GeneBio. “The additional robust functionality now made
available in the platform will undoubtedly expand its usefulness for our
customers and attract new ones. These additions are fully congruent with our
vision to make protein identification easier for the proteomics community that
is facing the need to integrate more and more technologies and approaches. Along
with our recently announced collaborations with Nonlinear Dynamics (Progenesis
LC-MS) and Protagen (Modiro), these updates help put Phenyx head-and-shoulders
above similar platforms; we look forward to bringing our advances to the public
in the coming days.”
Developed in collaboration with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB),
Phenyx is GeneBio’s comprehensive platform for protein identification,
characterization and quantitation, specifically designed to meet the concurrent
demands of high-throughput MS data analysis and dynamic results assessment while
offering a flexible user experience and an adaptable architecture to help instil
confidence in results assessment. (http://phenyx.vital-it.ch/pwi)
For more information concerning Phenyx, including product demonstrations, please
visit GeneBio’s booth (#103) at the HUPO 7th Annual World Congress in Amsterdam,
NL, from August 16-20.
About GeneBio
Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA is a leading bioinformatics company providing
the life science community with world-class proteomics software that bridges the
gap between information gathering and knowledge generation. Established in 1997,
GeneBio focuses its expertise on protein identification and characterization as
well as proteome imaging, offering clients and partners a high degree of
specialization essential to proteomics research. Close ties to academic peers
and a thorough network of distribution and strategic partners give the company
both unfettered access to scientific excellence and recognized market presence
so that we may best serve the scientific community. For more information about
GeneBio, please visit: www.genebio.com.
GeneBio contact:
Mr. Andrew Smith
Marketing Manager
andrew.smith@genebio.com
Tel. +41 22 702 9900
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