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{{Infobox company , name = Spectral Genomics, Inc. , type = Private, acquired by
PerkinElmer PerkinElmer, Inc., previously styled Perkin-Elmer, is an American global corporation focused in the business areas of diagnostics, life science research, food, environmental and industrial testing. Its capabilities include detection, imaging, in ...
in 2006 , logo = , foundation = 2000 , location =
Houston, TX Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
, key_people = Robert Johnson Ph.D., CEO, and President
Keith Steward Ph.D., Director Informatics,
Brandon Perthuis, Director Sales, industry =
Health Sciences The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple ac ...
, products = Genetic Screening tools, homepage

Spectral Genomics, Inc. was a technology spin-off company from
Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is a medical school and research center in Houston, Texas, within the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. BCM is composed of four academic components: the School of Medicine, the Graduate Sc ...
, selling aCGH microarrays and related software.


History

The company was founded in February 2000 by
BCM technologies BCM may refer to: Automotive * Body Control Module, in automotive electronics Business *Boots Contract Manufacturing, part of Alliance Boots * Bravo Company Manufacturing, an American firearms manufacturing company *Bus contracting model of Singa ...
. Spectral licensed technology invented by its founders Alan Bradley, Ph.D., Wei-wen Cai, Ph.D.. The company raised $3.0 million in the first financing round in August 2001. In March 2004 the company raised additional $9.4 million in its second financing round. In March 2005,
GE Healthcare GE HealthCare is a subsidiary of American multinational conglomerate General Electric incorporated in New York and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2017, it is a manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic imaging agents and radiopharma ...
became the exclusive distributor for Spectral Genomics's products outside of North America. Spectral Genomics was acquired by
PerkinElmer PerkinElmer, Inc., previously styled Perkin-Elmer, is an American global corporation focused in the business areas of diagnostics, life science research, food, environmental and industrial testing. Its capabilities include detection, imaging, in ...
in May 2006, ending GE's distribution agreement.


External links


Corporate website
Defunct technology companies of the United States Microarrays