Vertical*i and Thomson Scientific Join Forces to Provide End-to-End Solutions for Business Development

Vertical*i, a leading provider of innovation management solutions

and Thomson Scientific, a leading provider of information solutions to
the worldwide research and business communities have announced the
availability of the Vertical*i-Thomson Webservice, an interface
between Vertical*i´s Application Suite, and Thomson Pharma(R).

Vertical*i´s Application Suite for business development, licensing
and alliance management is used by over 40 Life Science companies to
optimize their process for licensing promising new drug compounds from
other companies to provide new therapies for unmet medical needs.

Thomson Pharma(R) is widely used by Life Science companies for
gathering information on the latest drugs, compounds, genetic
sequences and targets, clinical trials and licensing opportunities

patents, journals, conferences, academic articles and more.

The Vertical*i Thomson Webservice combines the extensive drug
pipeline information of Thomson Pharma(R) and the business process
optimization capabilities of the Vertical*i Application Suite, to form
an end-to-end solution for streamlining the business development
operation in a pharmaceutical company.

"In an increasingly competitive landscape, pharmaceutical
companies need a way to identify promising new drugs quickly and
evaluate these opportunities efficiently before their competition
beats them to the negotiating table," says Guy Henninger, Sr.Vice
President of Business Development for Vertical*i. Henninger adds, "The
solution our two companies provide gives our mutual clients the power
of a comprehensive pipeline database, and the flexibility of a world
class operational support system to search, evaluate, negotiate and
manage new business development opportunities."

Jon Brett-Harris Executive Vice-President Pharma Chem Markets
commented "We are pleased to enter into this relationship with
Vertical*i. Our clients have always enjoyed the richness of our
content and the ability to research the most up-to-date intelligence
on the drug discovery and development pipeline. The Vertical*i -
Thomson interface provides a seamless way to turn this intelligence
into action." -

The Vertical*i Thomson Webservice consists of technology
components from each company, and provides a connection that allows
Vertical*i users to initiate a search for drugs in Thomson Pharma(R)
from within the Vertical*i application, and then directly import the
data into a Business Development opportunity. From there, users can
track and manage all deal-related information, and use the
collaboration capabilities of Vertical*i to execute the deal quickly
and efficiently.

About Vertical*i

Vertical*i is a provider of business support systems that help
companies leverage the power of their innovation networks. The
Vertical*i Application Suite is a business support system that has
helped over 40 Life Sciences companies leverage their partner
relationships to bring new therapies to market through licensing and
other business development deals. Vertical*i is a privately funded
enterprise software company headquartered in New York, NY. Vertical*i
innovation management solutions can be found at www.verticali.com

About Thomson Scientific

Thomson Scientific is a provider of information solutions that
assist professionals at every stage of research and development--from
discovery to analysis to product development and distribution. Thomson
Scientific is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) a
global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to
business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in
Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software
tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax

accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare.
Thomson Scientific information solutions can be found at
scientific.thomson.com.