Asuragen(美國)

Asuragen

美國Asuragenwww.asuragen.comAsuragen是一家以RNA治療與診斷為主的綜合性公司，其核心業務是進行miRNA的研究。Asuragen,basedinAustin,Texas,hasitsrootsinAmbion®,“TheRNACompany”,ahighlysuccessfulmolecularbiologyreagentcompan ythatwasformedin1989byMattWinkler,thenaUniversityofTexasprofessor.Withacompoundedannualrevenuegrowthrateof30%,AmbionquicklygrewtobecomethepreeminentreagentcompanyfocusedaroundRNA.InMarch2006,theSeniorManagementteamatAmbionsoldtheresearchproductsdivisiontoAppliedBiosystemsGroup,anAppleraCorporationbusiness,andformedAsuragenwithabout100employeesfromAmbion’sDiagnosticsandMolecularBiologyServicesDivisions.AsuragenhasexclusiverightstotheAmbionpatentestateasitpertainstohumandiagnosticsandtherapeutics.ThegoalwastocreateastrongmoleculardiagnosticscompanywithaparticularemphasisonRNAingeneralandmicroRNA(miRNA)inparticular.Thenewcompa