Titers of antibodies against SARS-CoV2 did not decline within four months
On Sept. 1, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published a study in…
Iceland provides picture of early spread of COVID-19 in population with cohesive public health response
On Apr. 14, 2020, scientists at deCODE genetics and Iceland’s Directorate of Health and the National University Hospital…
Large scale COVID-19 testing of general population begun in Iceland
On Mar. 13, 2020, Iceland health authorities and deCode Genetics announced they began comprehensive screening for the virus…
deCODE in Iceland agreed to sequence half of UK Biobank participants, largest ever undertaken
On Sept. 11, 2019, deCODE genetics in Iceland announced an agreement with a consortium of government, charity, researchers…
deCODE published the first full resolution genetic map of the human genome
On Jan. 24, 2019, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published the first genetic…
The making of a human population uncovered through ancient Icelandic genomes
On May 31, 2018, deCODE genetics published new findings about the founding of the Icelandic population, and its…
deCODE study revealed an ancient achilles heel in the human genome
On Sept. 20, 2017, resarchers at deCODE genetics use whole-genome data from 14,000 people from across the population…
deCODE genetics published the genomic portrait of a nation
On Mar. 25, 2015, deCODE genetics published four landmark papers built on whole-genome sequence data from more than…
Amgen acquired deCODE Genetics for $415 million
On Dec. 12, 2012, deCODE genetics announced an agreement whereby Amgen acquired deCODE Genetics, a global leader in…
deCODE Genetics was founded in Reykjavik, Iceland
In 1996, deCODE genetics was funded in Reykjavik, Iceland. deCODE is a global leader in analyzing and understanding…