Celera Genomics & Celera Diagnostics to Webcast Presentations at SG Cowen Health Care Conference.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SG Cowen 24th Annual Health Care Conference ROCKVILLE, Md. & ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004 Applera Corporation announced today that Celera Genomics Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. ) and Celera Diagnostics, a joint venture of Celera Genomics and Applied Biosystems Applied Biosystems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ABIO) is the original name of a pioneer biotechnology company founded in 1981 in Foster City, California, among the Silicon Valley cities of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. Group (NYSE:ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ), will webcast presentations at the SG Cowen 24th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, March 10, 2004. The presentations are scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET and 9:00 a.m. ET. Kathy Ordonez, President of Celera Genomics and Celera Diagnostics, will discuss the therapeutic discovery and development programs of Celera Genomics and provide an update on molecular diagnostics discovery and development programs at Celera Diagnostics. Interested parties may access the live webcast and replay by visiting the Investors & Media section of the Celera Genomics web site at www.celera.com or the Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. section of the Applied Biosystems web site at www.appliedbiosystems.com. It is suggested that participants access the webcast 15 minutes before the start of the live broadcast. About Applera Corporation Applera Corporation consists of two operating groups. The Celera Genomics Group, located in Rockville, MD, and South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , CA, is engaged principally in integrating advanced technologies to discover and develop new therapeutics. Celera intends to leverage its proteomic, bioinformatic, and genomic capabilities to identify and validate drug targets, and to discover and develop new therapeutics. Its Celera Discovery System(TM) online platform, marketed exclusively by Applied Biosystems, is an integrated source of information based on the human genome and other biological and medical sources. The Applied Biosystems Group serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Customers use these tools to analyze nucleic acids Nucleic acids The cellular molecules DNA and RNA that act as coded instructions for the production of proteins and are copied for transmission of inherited traits. (DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. and RNA RNA: see nucleic acid. RNA in full ribonucleic acid One of the two main types of nucleic acid (the other being DNA), which functions in cellular protein synthesis in all living cells and replaces DNA as the carrier of genetic ), small molecules, and proteins to make scientific discoveries, develop new pharmaceuticals, and conduct standardized testing. Applied Biosystems is headquartered in Foster City, CA, and reported sales of $1.7 billion during fiscal 2003. Celera Diagnostics, a 50/50 joint venture between Applied Biosystems and Celera Genomics, is focused on discovery, development, and commercialization of novel diagnostic products. Information about Applera Corporation, including reports and other information filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at www.applera.com, or by telephoning 800.762.6923. Information about Celera Genomics is available at www.celera.com. Copyright (C) 2004. Applera Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Applied Biosystems, Celera, Celera Diagnostics and Celera Genomics are registered trademarks of Applera Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and certain other countries. |
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