FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Compass Genomics, Inc. 6217 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Suite 300 Saint Charles, MO 63304 CONTACT Richard Lesh, President 636-219-6927 richard.lesh@compassgenomics.com BusinessWeek Profiles Compass Genomics Data Management Project for Monsanto Chicago, IL - June 3, 2002 - BusinessWeek writers Darnell Little and Ira Sager discuss the breakthroughs in genomics data management achieved by Monsanto. This article details the data management system developed by the founders of Compass Genomics for Monsanto. Full text of the Post-Dispatch article "Who Needs Supercomputers?" can be found at: http://www.businessweek.com/print/magazine/content/02_22/b3785111.htm?mz ###