GENTEST, s.r.o., which was founded in 2002, is a multinational company with headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic. Some important information about GENTEST s.r.o.: • GENTEST s.r.o. is the first and so far the only Czech company that has successfully passed a demanding certification process for genetic testing, and has a certificate that was issued by an independent certification authority. This certificate guarantees the maximum reliability of test results and compliance with WHO recommendations and EU legislative requirements (i.e. European Directive 98/79/EC and No. 93/42/EEC). • GENTEST s.r.o. was included by the firm "Unlimited Europe", working under the patronage of the "European Commission's Life Sciences Programme", among the 12 most promising companies in the biotechnology. • GENTEST s.r.o. was selected to be one of the 30 companies, which represented the European Union on the 1st Life sciences partnering event between China and Europe. This meeting, whose purpose is to increase cooperation between the European Union and the People's Republic of China was organized in cooperation with the EC (European Commission's Life Sciences Health Directorate), EFB (European Federation of Biotechnology) and CNCBD (China National Centre for Biotech Development).