Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Honors CompleteGenomics With Its 2009 Biotechnology Emerging Technology Award

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Dec. 8, 2009 — Complete Genomics Inc., a third generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that it has won the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s 2009 Biotechnology Emerging Technology Award. Complete Genomics’ Vice President of Marketing Jennifer Turcotte accepted the award on the company’s behalf at an evening event on Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.

According to the Journal, this year’s winners were chosen from a record number of nominations. Among the factors the Journal’s editors considered when selecting thisyear’s finalists were the potential viability of the company and its ability to radically change technology in its sector.

“Complete Genomics has succeeded in creating a revolutionary high-quality, low-costhuman genome sequencing service that will enable academic and biopharmaceutical researchers to better understand the genetic underpinnings of complex diseases and drug responses,” said Dr. Clifford Reid, chairman, president and CEO of Complete Genomics. “We are honored to receive this recognition from the Journal for the contribution that we are making to increase the speed of genetic understanding.”

About Complete Genomics

Founded in 2006, Complete Genomics is a California company that has developed a novel approach to sequencing human DNA that is revolutionizing the human genome sequencing industry. Complete Genomics combines its proprietary third-generation DNA sequencing technology with its high-performance computing capabilities to deliver low-cost, high-quality genomic data on an unprecedented scale. The company iscurrently building the world’s largest human genome sequencing center. This development will allow academic and biopharmaceutical researchers, for the first time, to conduct large-scale complete human genome studies that will help identify the genetic underpinnings of complex diseases and drug responses. For additional information about the company, please visit http://www.completegenomics.com.

About Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Emerging Technology Award

The goal of the Emerging Technology Awards is to recognize the innovations and significant accomplishments of technology-oriented companies in Silicon Valley. The winners were chosen from a record number of nominations, showing the depth of the valley's innovation even during hard economic times.

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