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 India’s 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 GGC’s genetic testing solutions in the comfort of their homes.

1. 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 India’s 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 GGC’s genetic testing solutions in
the comfort of their homes.
Based on the advice of doctors, a patient just needs to register online or phone in for genetic
testing. Portea Medical’s technician collects the sample at the customer’s home and delivers it
to GCC. GCC tests the sample using the proprietary IndiaCHIP™ technology. Post testing, the
report is sent to the customer/patient. This service is already available in Bangalore, Chennai,
Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Kolkata and will be scaled up to 50 cities across
India over the next 18-24 months.
Commenting on the tie up, Sumit Jamuar, Executive Chairman of Global Gene Corporation
said, “Our tie-up with Portea Medical, pioneers in home healthcare in India, opens up another
strategic avenue to reach out to Indian customers and patients. Preventive genetic testing uses
latest technology to ensure that Indians are better equipped to assess their risk towards various
high-impact diseases and address them early on to prevent or manage the same. We are a
unique provider of customized genetic tests for the Indian population.”
K Ganesh, Chairman of Portea Medical said, “As India’s leading home healthcare company, our
partnership with Global Gene Corp extends our offering and is in line with ensuring our patients
receive a comprehensive set of high quality services at their doorstep. We are confident of
growing this relationship and providing patients and clinicians with unique research-driven
value-added services in the comfort of their homes. “
Portea Medical clinicians handle more than 20,000 home visits each month across the 18 cities
in which the company currently operates, and is expanding its footprint to 50 Indian cities over
the next 18-24 months. Global Gene Corp uses its proprietary and powerful technology –
IndiaCHIP™ – to identify genetic mutations that cause disease and disorders in Indians.
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Portea Medicalwww.portea.com: Portea Medical is India’s home healthcare pioneer and the largest and fastest
growing provider of in-home healthcare in the India today with an 18-city network. Portea’s comprehensive
services encompass geriatric care, postoperative care, palliative care and physiotherapy. The company offers home
visits from doctors, nurses, nursing attendants and physiotherapists. In addition, Portea also provides collection of
lab samples, delivery of medicines to patients’ homes and medical equipment on hire to bring the entire gamut of

2. healthcare services to patient’s doorstep.
Global Gene Corpwww.globalgenecorp.com: Global Gene Corp is a unique provider of high-quality genetic testing
services that are predictive and preventive to provide actionable information to customers and physicians even
before the symptoms of a disease become evident. We are a unique provider of genetic tests customised for the
Indian population.
IndiaCHIP™ covers more than 30 conditions across different segments such as cardiovascular, metabolic oncology,
pediatrics, etc. and assesses the predisposition risk of getting a disease. These tests can be done for new-born,
children and adults at any stage in their life.
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