We are pleased to announce that Seven Hills Partners has rendered a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Alpha Innotech Corp. (OTCBB:APNO) in connection with its pending merger with Cell Biosciences, Inc.  The transaction closed in October 2009.

Alpha Innotech Corp. (www.alphainnotech.com) is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of digital imaging and analysis systems for the life science research and drug discovery markets.  Its goal is to combine instruments, reagents and bioinformatics software in order to offer integrated modular technology platforms for functional genomics, proteomics, and cell analysis markets.  With 10,000 systems sold worldwide, the company offers a broad range of best-in-class products, from entry-level gel documentation systems to premier systems for multiplexed fluorescence and proteomics applications.  The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Leandro, California.

Cell Biosciences, Inc. (www.cellbiosciences.com) is a private life sciences company focused on nanoproteomics.  It develops instrumentation systems, software, and assay products that reveal previously undetectable information about cellular control pathways.  The company’s lead product is the CB1000, a nanofluidic immunoassay platform designed for ultrasensitive detection and characterization of oncoproteins and other signalizing proteins in ultra-small biological samples, such as small tumor biopsies and stem cells. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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