BIOCOM Purchasing Group Selects RetirementDNA As Exclusive Sponsor For Membership 401k Program and Employee Financial Education

BIOCOM Members To Have Access To Discounts on 401k Plans, Annual Costs While Adding Fiduciary Compliance and Employee Education Services

La Jolla, CA – March 12, 2009 - RetirementDNA, a subsidiary of Retirement Strategies Group (“RSG”), one of America’s leaders in providing retirement programs to members of associations and affinity groups, and BIOCOM, the largest regional life science association in the world, representing more than 575 member companies in Southern California, today jointly announced that RetirementDNA has been selected to provide BIOCOM members with a comprehensive 401k, executive benefits and financial education program geared toward securing a sound retirement.

Dan Dubois, the Executive Vice President of RetirementDNA stated, “We could not be more pleased and honored to have been selected by the BIOCOM Purchasing Group to assist the BIOCOM members with what is increasingly being seen as the foundation of a sound retirement plan – the 401(k) plan. In these challenging times, improving company 401(k) plans and employee education services while reducing fees and expenses and upgrading fiduciary compliance are essential. We’re looking forward to helping BIOCOM members and their employees improve their retirement security and confidence.”

Joe Panetta, the CEO of BIOCOM added, “The 401k plan is more important than ever to our members and their employees. It is the centerpiece of a sound retirement plan for many and we felt that it was critical to now provide our members with significantly enhanced services and capabilities. Employers and employees need a great resource right now and we’re excited that our members will have access to RetirementDNA and their robust services and cost savings. We’re very pleased to announce this exciting new member benefit through RetirementDNA.”

Added Tammy Hogan-MacTaggart Director of BIOCOM Purchasing Group, “it was an exhaustive RFP process and we felt that of the many high quality companies we reviewed, RetirementDNA had the right combination of employer services, employee financial education, and cost savings for BIOCOM members.”

About Retirement Strategies Group

RetirementDNA and Retirement Strategies Group (RSG), national providers of the Retirement Made Simple platform for members of associations and affinity groups, focus on the accumulation and protection of retirement assets. Through its Retirement Made Simple approach to retirement planning, RSG helps employers, employees and individual members easily learn, purchase and implement retirement programs, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability insurance and longevity risk solutions to help build and protect retirement assets. RetirementDNA and RSG are headquartered in San Diego, CA and can be accessed online at www.retirementdna.com and www.retirementstrategiesgroup.com.

About Biocom

BIOCOM is the largest regional life science association in the world, representing more than 570 member companies in Southern California. The association focuses on initiatives that position the region's life science industry competitively on the world stage, and on the development and delivery of innovative products that improve health and quality of life. This includes initiatives in capital formation, public policy, workforce development, and member services. For more information on BIOCOM or the Southern California biotechnology and medical device community, please visit the organization's Web site at http://www.biocom.org or call (858) 455-0300.

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Dana Tennis, Senior Vice President
RetirementDNA
858-642-0170, X-108
dtennis@retirementdna.com

Tammy Hogan-MacTaggart
BIOCOM Purchasing Group
858-455-0300
tmactaggart@biocom.org