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Thomas J. Garite, MD, FACOG, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Expert, Joins OB-Risk Reduction Firm, PeriGen, Inc.

Princeton, NJ (January 7, 2010) – PeriGen, Inc., the only OB-specific risk reduction company to provide solutions which generate immediate quantifiable clinical and financial value, today announced that Thomas J. Garite, MD, FACOG, will join the Company’s Physician Council. As a member of PeriGen’s Physician Council, Dr. Garite will advise and assist PeriGen in developing solutions to improve clinical outcomes and increase patient safety in Obstetrics.

“At PeriGen, we are fortunate to benefit from the guidance and expertise of clinicians who have made tremendous contributions in the field of OB,” said Donald A. Deieso, PhD, PeriGen’s Chairman and CEO. “An expert scientist, an accomplished researcher, and a devoted clinician, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Garite to our Physician Council.”

A specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dr. Garite is currently Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chairman of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Foundation, and Director of Research and Education for Obstetrix/Pediatrix Medical Group.

“PeriGen has gathered physicians with discreet areas of interest and expertise, to assist in developing what has now become the most comprehensive solution suite in OB,” said Dr. Garite. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Physician Council, and supporting PeriGen in its mission to improve clinical outcomes, and to reduce the risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth.”As a member of PeriGen’s Physician Council, Dr. Garite will use his expertise to inform the Company’s solution development and to support the Company’s mission of advancing the art and science of perinatal care. An expert in fetal strip assessment, Dr. Garite will work closely with Emily Hamilton, MD, FACOG, PeriGen’s Senior Vice President of Clinical Research, to establish a research agenda using PeriGen’s 300,000-birth database.

“We are very proud to welcome Dr. Garite to the PeriGen family,” said Dr. Hamilton. “We have only just begun to mine PeriGen’s databank of over 300,000 births and growing, the size of which is unparalleled in the field of OB. I am certain that Dr. Garite’s contribution to our research, publication, and solution development will be invaluable.” Dr. Garite is a past president of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as well as a twelve-year member of its Board of Directors, and an SMFM Career Achievement Award recipient. In his career, he has published over 100 original journal articles, and a similar number of abstracts, chapters and invited articles. The author of five textbooks on maternal fetal medicine, Dr. Garite remains active in clinical research; specifically in the areas of intrapartum and antepartum fetal assessment through fetal heart-rate monitoring, prematurity, and the management of labor. A recently retired Edward H. Quilligan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California at Irvine, Dr. Garite served 18 years as this Department’s Chairman, and now holds the title of Professor Emeritus.

About PeriGen, Inc.
Formerly E&C Medical Intelligence, PeriGen is a technology-enabled professional services company specializing in risk reduction and clinical quality improvement in Obstetrics. Singularly focused on reducing risk and improving financial performance, PeriGen’s clinical decision support and fetal monitoring solutions are installed in over 100 hospitals across North America. A pioneer in clinical decision support, PeriGen provides innovative solutions and a full suite of complementary professional and consulting services that reduce risk and improve clinical outcomes. PeriGen is a US corporation headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with offices in Canada and Israel. For more information, please visit us at www.perigen.com.

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