Eprocurement Experts Take it to the Next Level

CARY, N.C., January 22, 2008 - SciQuest, Inc., one of the world's fastest-growing providers of technology that automates the procurement and supplier management function and frees organizations to realize the full potential of a strategic approach to purchasing, today unveiled the presenter roster for its annual NextLevel executive conference. Participants at NextLevel 2008 include visionaries and professionals from across the procurement spectrum. The conference will be held February 17-20 at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Speakers at NextLevel will share lessons attendees can use to achieve new levels of procurement excellence, costs savings and efficiency in their work. The conference will feature presentations from global experts at a wide range of research-intensive organizations, including pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, research hospitals, group purchasing organizations and academic institutions, as well as industry analysts and members of the media.

Ten of the more than 50 speakers who will present at the 2008 international event include:

• Andrew Bartolini, vice president, global supply management, Aberdeen Group
• Gregg Brandyberry, vice president of procurement, global systems and operations, GlaxoSmithKline
• John Cunningham, vice president of supply chain, University HealthSystem Consortium
• Tim Goral, editor of University Business magazine
• Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity.com and CIO of Sabre, Inc.
• Tim Lefkowicz, managing director, Huron Consulting Group
• John Mayes, associate vice president and chief procurement officer, Yale University
• Doreen Murner, CEO of the National Association of Educational Procurement
• Robert C. Springer (Colonel, USMC, Ret.), former NASA Astronaut
• Debbie Wilson, research director, ERP and supply chain management, Gartner

Conference presentations and panel discussions will cover a range of topics, from global procurement, global sourcing and sustainable supply chain management to managing services spend, driving user adoption and the future of group purchasing. The conference agenda is designed to provide procurement professionals who oversee the purchasing function with useful information they can immediately apply to their work, driving organization-wide savings, optimizing supplier relationships, gaining a greater return on technology investments and other topics of critical importance in the development of a strategic procurement operation.

"NextLevel provides participants with a unique opportunity to learn how research-centric organizations are tackling the business challenges they face through a more strategic approach to procurement," said Stephen Wiehe, president and CEO of SciQuest. "The powerful exchange of ideas that occurs when you bring the field's leading thinkers and professionals together benefits all involved."

For more information on the 2008 NextLevel conference visit www.sciquest.com/nextlevel2008/ or contact Adrienne Turner at (919) 659-2165 or aturner@sciquest.com. Members of the media who are interested in attending the event or learning more about conference presentations are asked to call Ken Phillips at (781) 418-2437.

About SciQuest
SciQuest is the global leader in helping academic and research-centric organizations realize the potential of strategic procurement. The company's specialized knowledge, on-demand software, and service-first approach empower more than 100 of the best-known academic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, research hospitals, and ambulatory surgical organizations to manage spend, drive ROI, and advance their critical missions.

SciQuest's strategic procurement solutions are strengthened by a deep understanding of the higher education and research environments combined with a broad supplier network for everything from lab equipment to office supplies to services. The company's intuitive, online shopping experience and diverse supplier offerings are proven to increase user and contract adoption. Through software-as-a-service (SaaS) deployment, organizations can quickly implement the right e-procurement solution, whether it's a robust shopping platform for existing e-procurement tools or to fully enable all aspects of purchasing from sourcing to settlement.

For more information about SciQuest, please visit www.sciquest.com or call 877-710-0413 in the U.S. or +44 1794 341182 in Europe.

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