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Sigma Genetics (YC W17) — Sigma genetics is a biotechnology company that is building…

Sigma Genetics develops devices that can deliver DNA, RNA, and other charged molecules into cells by using magnetic fields. When compared to conventional electroporation, this technique has several key advantages, which include: the absence of arcing, the ability to scale, and the benefit of being non-invasive for in vivo applications.

Sigma Genetics is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2017 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Sigma Genetics is a biotechnology company that is building…. The founders listed are Karen Eaton (Founder/CEO), Matthew Scholz (Founder), Chris Pihl (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 22, 2017).

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Sigma Genetics

New accelerator entry · 2017-04-22 · the record

Winter 2017
batch
2
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2017
Announced2017-04-22
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size2
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Therapeutics
SectorsBiotech, Genomics
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSeattle, WA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://www.sigmagenetics.com

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Sigma Genetics develops devices that can deliver DNA, RNA, and other charged molecules into cells by using magnetic fields. When compared to conventional electroporation, this technique has several key advantages, which include: the absence of arcing, the ability to scale, and the benefit of being non-invasive for in vivo applications. This platform technology can be applied to a wide range of applications- cell therapies, cancer drug delivery, DNA vaccines, biopharma manufacturing, and cosmetics.

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