Singapore, April 24, 2008: Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of integrated genomics solutions headquartered in Hyderabad in India has announced the release of Genowiz 4.0, a comprehensive solution for gene expression analysis. The latest version makes the process of microarray data analysis simpler with a host of features such as AutoGuide to execute automated work flows for analyzing data, addition of organisms/genomes, automatic update of annotations, PLIER algorithm, data export in different formats, box plots and enhanced scatter plots.

 

Ms Anuradha Acharya, CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions said, "Ocimum aims to be the number one genomics outsourcing partner in the world. Genowiz is a key product central to our vision of providing integrated end-to-end genomic solutions for our valued customers by combining biology and IT in an easy-to-use interface to handle different kinds of expression and genotyping formats such as Affymetrix, Agilent and Ocimum." 

 

"Unlike most of the other tools of the same genre in the market, Genowiz is envisioned by expert biologists and implemented using sound algorithms. This means that it has great features which are tailor-made for experimental biologists," adds Dr Ashwin Sivakumar, Director, Marketing Alliances and Outreach, Ocimum Biosolutions.

 

The release noted that Genowiz is a comprehensive microarray data analysis package that effectively assists researchers in generating significant biological conclusions, right from data upload through analysis and visualization. The algorithms of Genowiz can analyze microarray data formats from various sources, be it academics or industries. It also allows researchers to organize experimental information (MIAME), import data files quickly and easily, work simultaneously with multiple experiments, import gene annotation files, pre-process and normalize data, perform cluster analysis, classify and view gene information, perform functional classification and track down intricate correlations in data by performing pathway analysis. All analysis performed is saved in database and can be retrieved as required.