Bionano Genomics

Bionano Genomics, Inc. is a life sciences instrumentation company, which focuses on the genome analysis space. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and currently employs 98 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2018-08-01. The firm offers optical genome mapping (OGM) solutions for applications across basic, translational and clinical research. The company also offers a platform-agnostic software solution, which integrates sequencing and microarray data designed to provide analysis, visualization, interpretation and reporting of copy number variants, single-nucleotide variants, and absence of heterozygosity across the genome in one consolidated view. The firm additionally offers nucleic acid extraction and purification solutions using proprietary isotachophoresis (ITP) technology. The firm markets and sells OGM systems, including the Saphyr system, which delivers OGM data to enable ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific detection of all classes of structural variation (SV).