Acquisition Extends Data Analysis and Visualization Capabilities

SEATTLE–Geospiza, Inc. and VizX Labs today announced a definitive agreement whereby Geospiza, a privately held developer of genetic analysis software, has acquired the award-winning GeneSifter Data Analysis product. This product will provide scientists a true sample to results solution for gene expression for both microarrays and next generation sequencing.

“Our goal is to make it easier for our customers to manage and analyze the unprecedented amount of data required for genetic analysis today. GeneSifter is a key addition to the toolset we provide to accomplish that,” said Rob Arnold, president of Geospiza. “The integration of GeneSifter will accelerate expansion of our data analysis capabilities and address the scientific community’s need for data management and analysis across multiple platforms. GeneSifter will expand our market by addressing the demand for sophisticated data analysis across microarray, capillary electrophoresis and next generation sequencing platforms.”

John Thompson, CEO of VizX Labs, said, “We are thrilled to join Geospiza. The Geospiza product development team is exceptional and will increase the breadth and depth of our offerings to GeneSifter customers. We have always recognized the value in extending our data analysis capabilities to new platforms to accelerate discovery. This step reflects our commitment to that goal.”

Technical integration between GeneSifter and Geospiza’s market-leading FinchLab product promises to be fast and seamless. N. Eric Olson, Ph. D., Geospiza’s director of product management, also led the GeneSifter product development effort before joining Geospiza. “I look forward to working with the first-class development team from GeneSifter to integrate and extend the capabilities of GeneSifter and Geospiza’s FinchLab. Our customers will continue to enjoy the unparalleled ease-of-use they receive from both products – and will now benefit from the new capabilities,” Olson said.