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
deCODE and Illumina Form Alliance to Develop and Commercialize DNA-based Diagnostics
May 15, 2006 deCODE and Illumina Form Alliance to Develop and Commercialize DNA-based Diagnostics Companies to initiate work on molecular diagnostics for the risk of heart attack, type 2 diabetes and breast cancer Illumina to install large-scale genotyping system and...
deCODE Discovers Major Genetic Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer
May 7, 2006 Milestone in cancer genetics: a common genetic variant conferring significant risk of a common cancer in the general population Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) along with academic colleagues in Iceland, the US and Sweden today report the...
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.