Affymetrix to Webcast Annual Meeting of Shareholders.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) today announced that it will webcast its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A live transmission of the meeting will take place at 4 p.m. PT, on June 13, 2007. Following the formal business of the meeting, management will provide an overview of the company. A webcast of the presentation will be available live, and as an archived webcast. To access both the live and archived webcast, please go to www.affymetrix.com and click on the "Investors" link under the "Resources for" dropdown. You will be asked to register for the webcast and to enter the webcast password: genechip07. Alternatively, to listen to audio only, domestic callers may dial (866) 500-AFFX and international callers (706) 643-2771. About Affymetrix Affymetrix GeneChip(R) microarray See micro array. microarray - A technique for performing many DNA experiments in parallel. Nothing to do with computers. technology is the industry-standard tool for analyzing complex genetic information. After inventing microarray technology in the late 1980s, Affymetrix scientists have been dedicated to developing innovative products that provide researchers with a more complete view of the genome genome: see genetics. genome all the genetic content contained within an organism. An organism's genome is made up of molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that form long strands that are tightly wound into chromosomes, which are found in the . These products continue to accelerate genetic research and enable scientists to develop diagnostics (1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup. (2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler and tailor A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them. Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor treatments for individual patients by identifying and measuring the genetic information associated with complex diseases. Today, Affymetrix technology is used by the world's top pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. , as well as leading academic, government and not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. research institutes. More than 1,500 systems have been shipped around the world and more than 8,500 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the technology. Affymetrix is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and has manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, Calif., and Singapore. The company has about 1,100 employees worldwide and maintains sales and distribution operations across Europe and Asia. For more information about Affymetrix, please visit the company's website at www.affymetrix.com. |
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