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For Immediate Release
January 26, 2004

Orion Genomics President/Chief Executive Awarded as a Member of "40 Under 40" by the St. Louis Business Journal

ST. LOUIS, MO – January 26, 2004 - Nathan Lakey, President and Chief Executive of Orion Genomics, LLC was recently recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” honoree. This elite list, published each January, comprises St. Louis business people who are under 40 years of age from a variety of industries. Outstanding career achievement and trend setting in the St. Louis marketplace are two criteria for the award. The Business Journal cited Lakey’s “innate thirst for knowledge and entrepreneurial inclination” in the special section published on January 23, 2004.

Orion Genomics, LLC, located at the Center for Emerging Technologies in St. Louis, Missouri, is a profitable biotechnology company, developing and commercializing intellectual property and advanced genome analysis tools. The scientific staff and the company’s founders are pioneers in genome and DNA methylation technologies. Orion's first DNA methylation-based technology, trademarked as GeneThresher™, provides for the efficient sequencing of plant genomes. Orion's second DNA methylation-based technology, trademarked as MethylScope®, will be the first high-throughput technique capable of comprehensively detecting inappropriate DNA methylation on microarrays, and will have applications in cancer, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disease, psychiatric disorders, plant sciences, and biodefense. For more information, visit the Orion Genomics website at http://www.oriongenomics.com.