Global Gene Corp enters into strategic alliance with Portea

Medical
Tie-up to provide preventive genetic testing services and home healthcare services
across 50 cities
Mumbai, July 16, 2014: Global Gene Corporation GGC!, a unique
provider of leading edge predictive genetic testing services and Indias
leading home healthcare company Portea Medical, today announced a
strategic tie-up to provide genetic testing to Indians at their doorsteps. With
this tie-up, customers and patients can avail !s genetic testing solutions
in the comfort of their homes.
"ased on the advice of doctors, a patient #ust needs to register online or
phone in for genetic testing. $ortea %edicals technician collects the sample
at the customers home and delivers it to !!. !! tests the sample using
the proprietary India!&I$' technology. $ost testing, the report is sent to the
customer(patient. This service is already availa)le in "angalore, !hennai,
*elhi(+!,, %um)ai, $une, &ydera)ad, and -ol.ata and /ill )e scaled up to
50 cities across India over the ne0t 12-34 months.
!ommenting on the tie up, "umit Jamuar, #$ecuti%e Chairman of Global
Gene Corporation said, 56ur tie-up /ith $ortea %edical, pioneers in home
healthcare in India, opens up another strategic avenue to reach out to Indian
customers and patients. $reventive genetic testing uses latest technology to
ensure that Indians are )etter equipped to assess their ris. to/ards various
high-impact diseases and address them early on to prevent or manage the
same. We are a unique provider of customi7ed genetic tests for the Indian
population.8
& Ganesh, Chairman of Portea Medical said, 59s Indias leading home
healthcare company, our partnership /ith lo)al ene !orp e0tends our
o:ering and is in line /ith ensuring our patients receive a comprehensive set
of high quality services at their doorstep. We are con;dent of gro/ing this
relationship and providing patients and clinicians /ith unique research-driven
value-added services in the comfort of their homes. 5
$ortea %edical clinicians handle more than 30,000 home visits each month
across the 12 cities in /hich the company currently operates, and is
e0panding its footprint to 50 Indian cities over the ne0t 12-34 months. lo)al
ene !orp uses its proprietary and po/erful technology < India!&I$' < to
identify genetic mutations that cause disease and disorders in Indians.
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Portea Medical///.portea.com: $ortea %edical is Indias home healthcare pioneer and the
largest and fastest gro/ing provider of in-home healthcare in the India today /ith an 12-city
net/or.. $orteas comprehensive services encompass geriatric care, postoperative care,
palliative care and physiotherapy. The company o:ers home visits from doctors, nurses,
nursing attendants and physiotherapists. In addition, $ortea also provides collection of la)
samples, delivery of medicines to patients homes and medical equipment on hire to )ring
the entire gamut of healthcare services to patients doorstep.
Global Gene Corp///.glo)algenecorp.com: lo)al ene !orp is a unique provider of high-
quality genetic testing services that are predictive and preventive to provide actiona)le
information to customers and physicians even )efore the symptoms of a disease )ecome
evident. We are a unique provider of genetic tests customised for the Indian population.
'ndiaC('P) covers more than >0 conditions across di:erent segments such as
cardiovascular, meta)olic oncology, pediatrics, etc. and assesses the predisposition ris. of
getting a disease. These tests can )e done for ne/-)orn, children and adults at any stage in
their life.
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