Nebula Genomics

Nebula Genomics is a personal genomics company based in San Francisco, California. It offers a whole-genome sequencing service.[1][2]

Nebula Genomics
TypePrivate
IndustryBiotechnology
Personal Genomics
Founded2018
FounderGeorge Church
Dennis Grishin
Kamal Obbad
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
ServicesGenetic testing
Whole-genome sequencing
Websitewww.nebula.org

History

Nebula Genomics was co-founded in 2018 by George Church, geneticist at Harvard Medical School.[3][4] In August 2018, Nebula Genomics announced a seed funding round of $4.3 million led by Khosla Ventures.[5][6] In September 2019, the company launched the first anonymous genetic testing service.[7] In February 2020, Nebula Genomics began offering high-coverage whole-genome sequencing for $299 internationally.[8] The service also requires a subscription to Nebula Explore. Which makes the total cost of 499$.[9]

Technology

Nebula Genomics develops technologies to enable controllable, transparent and secure genomic data sharing.[10] It is also developing approaches for privacy-preserving analysis of genomic datasets.[11][12]

Awards

In 2019, Nebula Genomics won the “Best-in-Show” award at the SXSW Pitch competition, part of the South by Southwest festival.[13]

References
  1. "Startup Offers To Sequence Your Genome Free Of Charge, Then Let You Profit From It". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. Purdy, Chase. "Everyday people can now map their genomes and maybe keep their privacy". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. Mullin, Emily. "This new company wants to sequence your genome and let you share it on a blockchain". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  4. "In startup, George Church bets cryptocurrency will boost DNA sequencing". STAT. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  5. "George Church's genetics on the blockchain startup just raised $4.3 million from Khosla". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  6. "Nebula Genomics Raises $4.3M, Partners With Veritas". GenomeWeb. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  7. "You Can Soon Get Your DNA Sequenced Anonymously". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  8. Mullin, Emily (2020-02-20). "The Price of DNA Sequencing Dropped From $2.7 Billion to $300 in Less Than 20 Years". Medium. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  9. "The Price of DNA Sequencing". Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  10. Grishin, Dennis; Obbad, Kamal; Church, George M. (2019). "Data privacy in the age of personal genomics". Nature Biotechnology. 37 (10): 1115–1117. doi:10.1038/s41587-019-0271-3. ISSN 1546-1696.
  11. Grishin, Dennis; Raisaro, Jean Louis; Troncoso-Pastoriza, Juan Ramón; Obbad, Kamal; Quinn, Kevin; Misbach, Mickaël; Gollhardt, Jared; Sa, Joao; Fellay, Jacques; Church, George M.; Hubaux, Jean-Pierre (2019-10-10). "Citizen-Centered, Auditable, and Privacy-Preserving Population Genomics". bioRxiv: 799999. doi:10.1101/799999.
  12. "This Company Wants to Sequence Your Genome, Put It On a Blockchain—And Pay You For It". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  13. "The Funded: Two Bay Area startups win SXSW Pitch competition". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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