Stratagene California is an American biotechnological company based in
La Jolla, California
La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781.
La Jolla is surrounded on ...
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a maker of life science research and diagnostic products.
It was established in 1984 and incorporated in California. It has been involved with the fields of cellular analysis,
cloning
Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical or virtually identical DNA, either by natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual reproduction. In the field of biotechnology, c ...
, cytogenomics,
DNA methylation
DNA methylation is a biological process by which methyl groups are added to the DNA molecule. Methylation can change the activity of a DNA segment without changing the sequence. When located in a gene promoter, DNA methylation typically acts ...
and DNA Sizing and Quantification
and food testing. In 2007,
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an American life sciences company that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow. Its global headquarters is located in Santa Clara, California. Agilent was establ ...
acquired Stratagene for $250 million, spinning off certain business assets and licensing certain molecular diagnostics technology to a new entity, Decisive Diagnostics.
As of October 2011, the Chief Executive of the new company is Joseph Sorge, original founder and CEO of Stratagene.
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Official site
Biotechnology companies of the United States
Technology companies based in San Diego
Companies based in San Diego
La Jolla, San Diego
Technology companies established in 1984
American companies established in 1984
1984 establishments in California
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