Kinapse Expands Board of Directors

LONDON, UK, September 17, 2005 -- Dr. Nicholas ('Nick') Edwards and Mr. Amit Govil have been appointed as Directors to the Board of Kinapse Ltd, which provides specialist information processing services and business consulting to life sciences R&D organisations.

Nick has 20 years of experience in life sciences and healthcare, the bulk of which was with Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting (NYSE: ACN). He was the global head of the pharmaceutical R&D practice of Accenture and, as part of the leadership team, responsible for selling and delivering work to pharmaceutical companies in Europe and USA. Nick is also the Chairman of MedInnovate Ltd., a company involved in creating, developing and transforming life sciences businesses. Nick has an MA in Physiology from The Queen's College, Oxford and a BM, BCh from Oxford University.

Amit Govil has over 17 years experience in business and technology consulting. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Calance Corporation, a global IT services company. He is the former head of Sapient India and was responsible for growing that company from start-up to 850 employees with revenues in excess of 50% of the total revenues of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE). He was also a member of Sapient's global management team. Previously, Amit has worked at Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) selling and delivering complex technology solutions. Amit has a B. Tech degree in Computer Science from IT-BHU, India.

Andy Black and Shalabh Kumar, co-founders and CEO and COO respectively of Kinapse, commented, "We are delighted that Dr. Nick Edwards and Mr. Amit Govil have joined the Board of Directors of Kinapse. Nick brings broad consulting experience and incisive pharmaceutical industry insights to our business. Amit complements the existing Board members with his extensive experience of building services businesses based in India. We are looking forward to working closely with these proven leaders, as we scale up to a leadership position in service delivery for life sciences R&D organisations.”

About Kinapse
Kinapse provides specialist information processing services and business consulting to life sciences R&D organisations at unmatched value.

Kinapse has a novel operating and delivery model that allows us to bring together the very best people in virtual teams, in a wide range of R&D domains, committed to the success of our clients. The delivery model is differentiated from conventional R&D services companies by:
•blended onshore-offshore teams, tailored to client requirements;
•industry-veteran consulting partners who bring deep experience and expertise in specific functional areas;
•exclusive service partners with distinctive, complementary services.
Kinapse personnel have worked in a number of major Pharmaceutical R&D companies including AstraZeneca, Bayer, BMS, CMR International, GlaxoWellcome, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, MHRA, Roche, Schering AG and Wyeth.

Contact
Shalabh Kumar
W: www.kinapse.com
E: info@kinapse.com
P: +44 20 8871 3404

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