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New Drug Lead and Diagnostics Discovered with the First High-Throughput and Accuracy Functional Genomics Technology

March 28, 2025, USC Age Tech Symposium​

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High Content Screening for Bifunctional Chimera Biologics - R44AI188872 Phase 2 SBIR grant award

February 2025, National Institutes of Health​

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See our updates on Crunchbase

September 5, 2024, Crunchbase​​​​

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Bright Beyond the Lights Businesses: Heligenics

September 3, 2024, Clark County Economic Development​

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Best Functional Genomics Research Company 2024 – Western USA, Biotechnology Awards

June 2024, GHP News​

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The Rise of High Content Screening of Biologics

March 12, 2024, Best Stocks​

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Unlocking the future of medicine

March 12, 2024, Stocks Today​

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This growing industry could help Las Vegas diversify its economy

February 28, 2024, Las Vegas Review-Journal​​

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Beyond the neon: Las Vegas emerging as a surprise biotech hub

February 23, 2024, Drug Discovery and Development​

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Biotech startup aims to make a big impact in Las Vegas and nationwide

February 20, 2024, Las Vegas Sun/Vegas Inc. ​​

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High Content Screening for Biologics: A Revolutionary Approach to Drug Discovery

Feb 13, 2024, Yahoo Finance​

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How Nevada Is Pushing to Generate Jobs Beyond the Casinos 

February 2024, New York Times Article​

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Heligenics IDs new interferon beta variants that might help in MS

October 2023, Multiple Sclerosis News Today​​

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A Breakthrough in Interferon-based Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis

September 26, 2023, Yahoo Finance

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New Test to Guide HER2 Positive Prescribing for Breast Cancer Launched

June 19, 2023, Inside Precision Medicine​​

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Heligenics launches new genetic test for breast cancer

June 14, 2023, Medical Device Network​

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Heligenics: fulfilling the promise of the functional genome to enable precision medicine

February 2023, Nature, Biopharma Deal Makers​

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We were awarded the National Institute of Health grant for our project: High-throughput functional analysis and clinical relevance of all possible variants of a gene 

February 2023, National Institutes of Health SBIR grant

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Connecting Genetic Mutations to Health

March 21, 2022, Pharma's Almanac Article

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Heligenics, Jackson Lab Partner to Study Breast Cancer Gene Variants

May 12, 2021​

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We can kickstart Nevada’s Medical Research Future with More Laboratory Space

February 22, 2021, The Nevada Independent Article​​​​​​

 

Diversifying Nevada’s Economy Might Take The Work Of Angels

February 12, 2021, KNPR radio cast​

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UNLV Professor’s Lab Research Lead to Startup

October 25, 2018, Las Vegas Review Journal Article​​

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Startup Grows from UNLV Lab Focused on Genetic Testing

October 29, 2018, Las Vegas Review Journal Article​

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First Genomics Startup Company Centered Around UNLV Biotechnologies Formed

January 26, 2017, Las Vegas Heals Article

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