Dear geneVIEW Members,

Allow me to introduce myself.  I am Thomas Banks, Chairman, CEO and founder of flexSCAN, Inc.  Thank you for this opportunity to share with you our perspective on genetic testing our corporate mission and revenue model.

First, our business is based on a for-profit model, however, it is important to understand that none of our revenue is predicated on discovering diseases, disease propensity or treatable pathology as a result of the geneVIEW findings.  geneVIEW is a service we provide free of charge as a component of our wellness360 suite of wellness, medical information and medical records services made available to businesses, individuals, hospitals, and county/city/state entities across the country.  We derive our revenue from advertising and sponsor support.  More interesting is that our members (you) not only receive all our services free of charge, we actually share a portion of our revenue with you.  Why?  Because we are committed to helping defray the rising and out-of-control costs of healthcare.

Second, it is important for everyone to understand that that there isn’t always a one-to-one relationship between "genetic predisposition" and disease.  In order to facilitate more accurate and dependable predictions, it is imperative that a great number of people in a population participate in genotyping.  In doing so, disease predictability will eventually improve.  Certainly, in order for the science of disease prediction to become more reliable the database of genetic information must be representative of the population.  We believe our strategy for making genetic testing available to “everyone” enhances the likelihood that: a) a large database will develop, and b) the database will be representative of the population.

No one can refute the importance and power of genetic information.  Our mission is simple, we intend to level the playing field and provide fair and equal access to breakthrough technology.  If this barrier to entry is not lowered or removed, than the only citizens that will have access to diagnostic and eventually effective preventive services or treatment will be those that can afford it.  We, along with our growing membership intend to push back the barriers and ensure that the information age will manifest benefits in health and wellness, and not simply media distribution and ecommerce.

Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts and philosophy.  Please join us in advancing wellness and personal control over our individual and collective future.  I for one wish to leave a legacy for my children of quality and accessible healthcare that many of us enjoy today.

	Best Regards,
	flexSCAN, Inc.
	Thomas Banks
	Chairman and CEO