SciGenom Labs Pvt. Ltd.
SciGenom is an ISO certified company, with a fully functional state-of-the-art molecular biology laboratory in Cochin. Its R&D lab is recognized by Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. SciGenom currently provides DNA cloning, protein expression and assay development services to both national and international clients. It also has antibody development capabilities for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. SciGenom Labs, also serves as sandbox for life sciences startup ideas and has successfully incubated several companies
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- Business Type:
- Laboratory
- Industry Type:
- Clinical Services
- Market Focus:
- Internationally (various countries)
About Us
SciGenom started operations in Jan 2010. It is headquartered in Cochin, India with offices in Chennai and San Francisco, USA. SciGenom is an ISO certified company, with a fully functional state-of-the-art molecular biology laboratory in Cochin. Its R&D lab is recognized by Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. SciGenom currently provides DNA cloning, protein expression and assay development services to both national and international clients. It also has antibody development capabilities for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. SciGenom Labs, also serves as sandbox for life sciences startup ideas and has successfully incubated several companies.
It was one of the pioneering Sanger sequencing service provider that industrialized Sanger sequencing and delivered back to customer though its web portal. SciGenom started offering NGS services in 2010 and supported data analysis through its bioinformatics group. Medical genomics services were incubated as a separate activity and eventually spun off as a new company, MedGenome, based out of Bangalore and Kochi, with a lab in the US. Agricultural genomics services were incubated and eventually established as a separate company, AgriGenome Labs, based out of Hyderabad and Kochi, India.
Through our research foundation (SGRF), we support scientific conferences and non commercial R&D projects related to Agriculture, Bio-pesticides, and Community healthcare.
Vision
SciGenom was founded in 2010 by Sam Santhosh with the goal of enabling genomics in India. The evolution of Next Generation sequencing technologies was rapidly bringing the cost of sequencing down. The day of the $1000 genome looked near. This would open up revolutionary wealth creation opportunities across different verticals. Sam believed that SciGenom could be set up as service organization delivering sequencing and bioinformatics solutions mainly to the Indian market, while incubating industry specific solutions and products in house. When any of the vertical solution or product attained traction, it would be spun off as a separate company.
When the two new companies, MedGenome and AgriGenome, were formed, all of the sequencing and bioinformatics services were shifted to the new companies. SciGenom is an incubator where new activities are incubated and nurtured. Currently, development of antibodies for therapeutic and reagent purposes; and cloning and related services, are the main activities.