Illumina, Inc.

A San Diego company said Thursday that it had decoded the complete genome of actress Glenn Close, whom the company called "the first named woman to have her entire genome sequenced." Illumina Inc. said the process of producing a personal......

April 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Caterpillar and Halliburton, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Caterpillar Inc : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral *...

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Illumina Inc : * Shares up 4.3 percent after the bell following results

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. on Monday agreed to buy Life Technologies Corp for $13.6 billion in a deal that would make it one of the top two companies in the hot field of genetic testing. The pact values Life Tech at $76 per share, a 12 percent...

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Major breakthroughs in genetic mapping were announced Tuesday by rival biotechnology companies from the San Diego area. Both Life Technologies and Illumina said they developed genome-mapping machines that will cost approximately...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Pfizer Animal Genetics laboratory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, received Ilumina CSPro 50K certification. The certification reaffirms Pfizer Animal Genetics' commitment and investment in cutting-edge genomic technology to support...

During a stay at a resort two years ago, Carol Arand bought $4,000 in genetic tests after a spa physician praised their potential to improve her health. If ever she got sick, Arand reasoned, she could take the results to her doctor. "I hoped that this...

A better understanding of why some people are predisposed to dangerous drug interactions and serious illness when taking new prescriptions will be the charge of a non-profit group being formed by several of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies and...