Parke-Davis Becomes EasyAccess Customer

Affymetrix Inc. has entered into an EasyAccess Silver agreement with the Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Division of Warner-Lambert Co. Under the agreement, Parke-Davis will gain preferential access to Affymetrix' standard and custom GeneChip arrays, instrumentation and software to monitor gene expression for use in their pharmaceutical research and development activities.

Parke-Davis becomes Affymetrix' seventh EasyAccess customer. EasyAccess packages are volume discount pricing arrangements designed to meet the needs of large research organizations that want broad access to Affymetrix' GeneChip technology. Current EasyAccess customers include: American Home Products/Genetics Institute; Eos Biotechnology Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; Hoechst Marion Roussel Inc.; Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer.

Affymetrix' GeneChip system consists of disposable DNA probe arrays containing gene sequences on a chip, reagents for use with the probe arrays, a scanner and other instruments to process the probe arrays and software to analyze and manage genetic information.

For more information: Affymetrix Inc., 3380 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, USA. Telephone: 408-731-5503.