Affiliations and Industry

Academic, Foundation, Government & Industry Affiliations

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute collaborates with partners in academics, foundations, government, and industry. These associations are involved with several projects in various fields of research.

These relationships support our mission to unify, share and use genomics information around the world. Following this path, our partners and supporter can help develop and share data-backed, life-saving treatments and advance environmental conservation through genomics analysis and research.

Foundation, Institution Affiliations & Funding

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and the Haussler-Salama Lab receive generous funding for our research and staff from key private and public foundations and institutes. Our work has been supported to date by more than $150 million in federal, state and private extramural research funding from foundations and institutions including:

Industry & Technology Licensing

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute develops and maintains mutually beneficial relationships through research collaborations and seminars.

Working with the UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group, OpenHelix provides UCSC Genome Browser training content from their website.

The following companies contribute data and knowledge to the UCSC Genome Browser:

Intellectual Property Licensing

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has contributed intellectual property (IP core) to Oxford Nanopore Technologies (UK)The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute seeks to develop additional industry partnerships.

Learn more about how we support the quantitative biosciences industry by visiting QB3 at UCSC.

For more information, please contact us.

Spin-off Companies

Research conducted by scientists from the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have led to the development of new companies. As a result, these organizations specialize in genomic processing and analysis.

Here is a sampling of our most recent spin-offs:

Five3 Genomics

Algorithms processing and analyzing genome sequences

Maverix Biomics

Advanced biological analysis available for numerous types of organisms.

MagArray

Commercialized biomarker detection technology for medical use.

DoveTail Genomics

In vitro binding approach simplifying genomic analysis with the help of high quality genomic information and data processing.

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Astrea Forensics

Astrea Forensics was founded in 2019 by Baskin Engineering professor Ed Green and his former post-doctoral student Kelly Harkins Kincaid. The company applies proprietary ancient DNA techniques to difficult-to-solve forensic casework to solve cold cases.

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Ontera

Ontera was originally founded as “Two Pore Guys” by William (Bill) Dunbar, a former professor of the Baskin School of Engineering, and co-founder Dan Heller, a UCSC grad.

BioStinger

BioStinger, co-founded in 2014 by single-cell analysis authority Professor Nader Pourmand, and acquired in December 2019 by Yokogawa Electric Corporation, BioStinger technology is able to target specific locations inside individual cells, enabling the injection of target substances such as genes or drugs and the extraction of intracellular materials. The low invasiveness of this technology to cells enables more detailed analysis of live single cells, organelles, and cytoplasmic components.

Sister Centers

The Genomics Institute supports our sister centers on the UCSC campus:

University of California Partnerships

The Genomics Institute is a proud partner with UC Berkeley and UCSF in the following: