Asuragen(美国)

Asuragen

美国Asuragenwww.asuragen.comAsuragen是一家以RNA治疗与诊断为主的综合性公司，其核心业务是进行miRNA的研究。Asuragen,basedinAustin,Texas,hasitsrootsinAmbion®,“TheRNACompany”,ahighlysuccessfulmolecularbiologyreagentcompan ythatwasformedin1989byMattWinkler,thenaUniversityofTexasprofessor.Withacompoundedannualrevenuegrowthrateof30%,AmbionquicklygrewtobecomethepreeminentreagentcompanyfocusedaroundRNA.InMarch2006,theSeniorManagementteamatAmbionsoldtheresearchproductsdivisiontoAppliedBiosystemsGroup,anAppleraCorporationbusiness,andformedAsuragenwithabout100employeesfromAmbion’sDiagnosticsandMolecularBiologyServicesDivisions.AsuragenhasexclusiverightstotheAmbionpatentestateasitpertainstohumandiagnosticsandtherapeutics.ThegoalwastocreateastrongmoleculardiagnosticscompanywithaparticularemphasisonRNAingeneralandmicroRNA(miRNA)inparticular.Thenewcompa