Current partnerships and ventures

Our researchers are currently working with a number of businesses to develop new technology.

Dharmacon

Dharmacon Inc developed a siRNA library that covers the complete human genome.

This offers the potential to dramatically increase scientists' ability to understand disease and accelerate the process of new drug discovery and development.

Infection Medicine (IM) is one of ten centres around the world which were initially selected by Dharmacon to form a Genome-Wide RNAi Global Initiative, giving us access to the genome-wide siRNA library for use in collaborative research with commercial partners.

Fios Genomics Ltd

Fios Genomics Ltd was founded in April 2008 as a new venture for DPM and offers a range of analysis services for data derived from microarrays and/or other "omics" platforms, based around core capabilities and know-how in linking statistical inference methodologies with bioinformatic-based explorative and predictive analyses.

Fios has developed proprietory software solutions for the automated analyses and integration of "omics" datasets. Powerful network-based tools for visualisation facilitate the manual interpretation of the assembled information in a biological context.

Arrayjet Ltd

Arrayjet Ltd was founded in August 2000 by a Cambridge physicist and IM to develop robotics using inkjet print heads for the manufacture of biological microarrays.

By applying expertise in inkjet technology and molecular biology Arrayjet now offers an instrument for the fabrication of high density and high quality microarrays for biomedical research.

Arrayjet's instruments have been purchased by several major research centres.