Singapore, Sep 1, 2010: US-based, Golden Helix, a global leader in genetic analysis solutions, has entered into an agreement with CloudScientific, a Chinese life sciences software company, to act as a distributor of the company’s analytic services and proprietary software, the SNP & Variation Suite (SVS). The software offers several modules to facilitate SNP, copy number, and genome-wide association analysis.

Mr Jack Lin, CEO of CloudScientific, said, “China is experiencing explosive growth in genetic research. More and more universities, pharmaceutical companies, and even government institutions are beginning to realize great value from life sciences research and innovation. Our partnership with Golden Helix will enable CloudScientific to further serve this market, providing exceptional analytic capabilities for genetic research.”

“After the US and Canada, we receive more inquiries from China than any other country,” explained Mr Andrew Ferrin, executive vice president of business development at Golden Helix. “Even so, it took quite a while to find an accomplished, experienced partner in China that has the technical capability and professionalism Golden Helix customers require.”