FOUNDED IN 1996

OUR RESEARCHPUBLICATIONS

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.

UNRIVALED CAPABILITIES

OUR PUBLICATIONS

We regularly publish our discoveries in major, peer-reviewed journals, enabling others to further validate and expand upon our findings.

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NEWS

deCODE to Conduct Phase II Clinical Trial in Asthma

Reykjavik, ICELAND, December 17, 2004 – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) today announced the signing of an agreement under which it will conduct a Phase II information-rich clinical trial next year of a third-party compound as part of a drug development program in...

deCODE Study Details Familial Risk for Cancer

December 4, 2004 A deCODE study just published in Public Library of Science (PloS) Medicine provides the most comprehensive analyses to date of the importance of inherited risk factors for the most common forms of cancer. The results indicate that increased risk of...

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.