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 The Simons Foundation Launch Major Population-based Study of the Genetics of Autism
January 7, 2004 Reykjavik, ICELAND, January 7, 2004 — deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) and The Simons Foundation, a New York-based organization supporting advanced research in the basic sciences, today announced the launch of the first ever population-based study of the...
deCODE Isolates Two Major New Obesity Genes under Alliance with Merck
Common forms of these genes confer significant predisposition to obesity Reykjavik, ICELAND, December 11, 2003 — deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced that it has isolated two new genes as part of its alliance with Merck & Co, Inc. to develop drugs for 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.