When French molecular biologist Patrick Merel, Ph.D., decided to establish a biotech company to develop and market a smartphone software program to store and display an individual’s DNA sequence, he moved to San Diego from Bordeaux, France.
“Biotech Beach’s” genomics expertise and its growing prowess in the relatively new field of mobile health (mHealth) drew him to the city.
“Genomics is top of mind in this city, and wireless medicine also is here. Where else in the U.S. can portable genomics have a better situation?” said Dr. Merel, founder and CEO of the Portable Genomics San Diego’s large footprint in genomic science also persuaded BioNano Genomics to relocate to the area last year from Philadelpha. Early next year, the company plans to launch its first product, a novel nanochannel technology platform for high-resolution, single-molecule analysis of long DNA sequences, said Erik Holmlin, Ph.D., BioNano Genomics president and CEO.
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