Syngene Appoints New US Distributors and Sales Manager To Provide Superior Service and Support for US Customers

June 29th 2007: Cambridge, UK: Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to announce that it is strengthening its US presence with the appointment of respected distributors, Bartlett-Williams Scientific Resources and Imgen Technologies, as well as a new Sales Manager for its own US commercial team.

Syngene has added Imgen and Bartlett-Williams, established manufacturer’s representatives with specialist knowledge of image analysis, to expertly sell and support its equipment in North America. Both distributors have networks of scientific sales professionals that will market Syngene’s high quality gel documentation and image analyser range, plus Dyversity and Dymension Syngene’s unrivalled system and software for imaging and analysing 2D protein gels.

To reinforce this marketing strategy in North America, Syngene has recruited imaging expert Bob Coyne as Syngene’s US Sales Manager. Bob spent over seven years as a regional sales manager with FUJIFILM Life Sciences Imaging group, and an additional eight years marketing equipment for scientific applications. This has provided Bob with extensive experience to draw from, which he will use to offer advice and support on many technical aspects of Syngene’s products.

Paula Maia, Vice President of Sales, Syngene US stated: "These appointments will strengthen our US presence and offer direct, rapid access to Syngene’s expertise, an area that has been independently confirmed in the US as the quality benchmark in this industry sector.”

Paul Ellwood, President, Syngene USA continued: “We have had outstanding success in the past five years in the US market and are delighted to accommodate our growth by adding two first-class distributors and a new sales manager to the Syngene team. Their combined technical acumen and professional approach to image analysis will allow us to maintain our excellent reputation for delivering performance and service to all our existing and potential US clients.”

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For Further Information Contact:
Jayne Arthur, Syngene, Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF, UK.
Tel: +44 1223 727123 Fax +44 1223 727101
Email: jayne.arthur@syngene.com  Web: www.syngene.com ; www.2dymension.com

Ann Williams, Bartlett-Williams Scientific Resources, 239 Flemington Rd,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC 27517, USA.
Tel: + 919-967-8111 Fax: +919-967-2227
E-mail: justcallann@bartlett-williams.com  Web: www.bartlett-williams.com

Beth Clark, Imgen Technologies, 312 South Washington St, Ste 3E,
Alexandria, Virginia, VA 22314, USA.
Tel: +703-549-2866 x1 Fax: +703-997-1290
Email: beth@imgen.com  Web: www.imgen.com

Editor Contact:
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About Syngene

Syngene is a world-leading supplier of integrated imaging solutions for analysis and documentation of gel-based information. Syngene’s systems are used by more than 10,000 research organisations and over 50,000 individual scientists world-wide and include many of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies and major research institutes.

Syngene, founded in 1997 is a division of the Cambridge based Synoptics Group. The Group’s other divisions Syncroscopy and Synbiosis, specialise in digital imaging solutions for microscopy and microbial applications respectively. Synoptics currently employs 50 people in its UK and subsidiary operation in Frederick, USA.

About Bartlett-Williams Scientific Resources

Bartlett-Williams Scientific Resources is committed to providing state-of-the-art materials and equipment for scientific research. The Company represents numerous cutting edge manufacturers to supply consumables, disposables and capital equipment for cell biology and microbiology research.

With over 30 years’ combined experience in scientific research, Bartlett-Williams is able to help customers determine which products best suit their application needs, a philosophy which comes from its President, Ann Williams, who is both a biologist and a certified medical technician.

About Imgen Technologies

Imgen Technologies is an independent sales and support company for molecular biology and life science product manufacturers. The Company based in Virginia has five technical representatives covering New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and North Carolina.