UNIQUE EXPERTISE
Headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE is a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome. Using our unique expertise and population resources, deCODE has discovered key genetic risk factors for dozens of common diseases ranging from cardiovascular disease to cancer.
UNIQUE CAPABILITIES
We operate the most productive human gene discovery engine in the world, employing our discoveries to identify genetic variations associated with human disease.
OUR PUBLICATIONS
We regularly publish our discoveries in major, peer-reviewed journals, enabling others to further validate and expand upon our findings.
NEWS
Multinational Metastudy Identifies New Genetic Variations Contributing to Risk of Osteoporosis
Reykjavik, ICELAND, October 4, 2009 – Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) and academic colleagues from seven countries today report the discovery of several novel, common single-letter variations in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) contributing to...
deCODE Discovers Four New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer
Findings further increase power of DNA-based testing to identify men at substantially increased risk, and will be integrated into the deCODE ProstateCancer™ test Reykjavik, ICELAND, September 20, 2009 – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced that a team of its...
Award by the American Society of Human Genetics
At its Annual meeting in October 2017 in Orlando, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), presented Dr. Kári Stefánsson, founder and CEO of deCODE genetics, with the William Allan Award. The award, the top prize given by the society, recognizes a scientist for substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics. The ASHG has distributed video footage from the award ceremony. The introduction is given by Professor Mark Daly of Harvard University.