Illumina Accelerator Invests In Seven Genomics Start-Ups

Illumina selected seven start-ups to join the third funding cycle of its Accelerator in the US and UK.

the Illumina Accelerator from Illumina
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The latest picks to join Illumina, Inc.’s Accelerator, which Illumina describes as a “company creation engine” focused on partnering with entrepreneurs to build breakthrough genomics start-ups cover a wide range of applications.

The four picks for the Cambridge-UK-based Accelerator are BIXBIO Limited, a genomics start-up in South Africa, which is focused on...

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