WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seeking to expand beyond its commanding market position in gene patent and portfolio management information, GenomeQuest, Inc. is reaching out to biotech researchers with GenomeQuest™ 4.0, a new, web-enabled platform for genetic sequence data search and analysis. The new version fortifies the company’s continuously expanding gene sequence information data set by enabling customers to add their in-house sequence data and annotations, creating a one-source solution for sequence search, content, and analysis. New features for biologists encourage homologous sequence exploration and quickly disclose annotated biochemical and cell signaling information related to sequences of interest. With Web 2.0 architecture and a new Application Programming Interface (API), GenomeQuest 4.0 supports sequence search application add-ons and web application features such as RSS feeds, tags, mashups, plug-ins, and widgets.