On Aug. 12, 2010, OriGene Technologies, a gene-centric life sciences company, announced the acquisition of Blue Heron Biotechnology, a pioneer in the gene synthesis business since 1999.

Blue Heron was one of the oldest and most successful gene synthesis companies in the world, providing customers solutions for complex DNA synthesis. It supplies synthetic DNA to the majority of the top 20 pharma and biotech companies worldwide. Most notably, Blue Heron was the supplier of synthetic DNA fragments to develop the first synthetic cell for the J. Craig Venter Institute. OriGene’s complete collection of human cDNA clones together with Blue Heron’s gene synthesis capacity provides a whole product solution for the life sciences community, including product offerings such as protein and antibody optimization.

OriGene Technologies, is a gene-centric life sciences company dedicated to support academic, pharmaceutical and biotech companies in their research of gene functions and drug discovery. OriGene’s gene based toolbox allows life science researchers to study all genes and gene functions. OriGene’s mission is to be “Your Gene Company”, and we are dedicated to develop the most comprehensive technology and tools for everything a researcher would need for gene based research.