affy tapple . for the school see affies . a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message affymetrix inc. biology for a better world type public traded as nasdaq affx industry biotechnology founded 1992 headquarters santa clara california u.s. high wycombe buckinghamshire uk tokyo japan shanghai china number of locations 11 key people stephen fodor revenue us 327 million fy 2009 1 operating income us 30.6 million fy 2009 1 net income us 23.9 million fy 2009 1 total assets us 612 million fy 2009 2 total equity us 288 million fy 2009 2 number of employees 1 141 3 website www.affymetrix.com affymetrix inc. is an american company that manufactures dna microarrays ; it is based in santa clara california united states . the company was founded by dr. stephen fodor in 1992 . it began as a unit in affymax n.v. in 1991 by fodor s group which had in the late 1980s developed methods for fabricating dna microarrays called genechip according to the affymetrix trademark using semiconductor manufacturing techniques . the company s first product an hiv genotyping genechip was introduced in 1994 and the company went public in 1996 . as a result of its pioneering work and the ensuing popularity of microarray products affymetrix derives significant benefit from its patent portfolio in this area . affymetrix has taken over genetic microsystems for slide based microarrays and scanners 4 neomorphic for bioinformatics 5 parallele bioscience for custom snp genotyping usb anatrace for biochemical reagents 6 ebioscience for flow cytometry 7 and panomics and true materials to expand its offering of low to mid plex applications . 8 9 10 11 in 2000 perlegen sciences spun out from affymetrix to focus on wafer scale genomics for massive data creation and collection required for characterizing population variance of genomic markers and expression for the drug discovery process . thermo fisher scientific announced on january 8 2016 the acquisition of affymetrix for approximately 1.3 billion . 12 13 the acquisition is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2016 . 13 the acquisition will enhance their diagnostic equipment offerings and lead to 10s of millions of dollars in savings in the first few years after completion of the deal . 14 contents 1 description of product 1.1 fda approval 2 external links 3 references description of product edit example of two affymetrix chips affymetrix makes quartz chips for analysis of dna microarrays called genechip arrays . affymetrix s genechip arrays assist researchers in quickly scanning for the presence of particular genes in a biological sample . within this area affymetrix is focused on oligonucleotide microarrays . these microarrays are used to determine which genes exist in a sample by detecting specific pieces of mrna . a single chip can be used to analyze thousands of genes in one assay . chips can be used only once . affymetrix sells both mass produced genechip arrays intended to match scientifically important parts of human and other animal genomes . affymetrix manufactures its genechip arrays using photolithography . the company also manufactures machinery for high speed analysis of biological samples . affymetrix genechip operating software is a software system for managing affymetrix microarray data . competitors in the dna microarray business include illumina ge healthcare applied biosystems beckman coulter eppendorf biochip systems 1 and agilent . there are also various inexpensive plastic based technologies under development in small companies and laboratories around the world . it has been widely speculated that mass produced plastic chips can be produced at lower prices than affymetrix s quartz chips . fda approval edit the food and drug administration in january 2014 cleared a first of a kind whole genome postnatal blood test that can aid physicians in identifying the underlying genetic cause of developmental delay intellectual disability congenital anomalies or dysmorphic features in children . this test known as cytoscan dx assay is designed to diagnose these disabilities earlier to expedite appropriate care and support . about 2 to 3 percent of u.s. children have some sort of intellectual disability according to the national institutes of health . 15 external links edit affymetrix homepage dnavision gene logic affymetrix official service provider . references edit a b c affymetrix affx annual sec income statement filing via wikinvest a b affymetrix affx annual sec balance sheet filing via wikinvest company profile for affymetrix inc affx . retrieved 2008 10 20 . affymetrix acquires genetic microsystems . bioresearch online . 1999 09 14 . retrieved 2009 03 12 . affymetrix announces definitive merger agreement with neomorphic inc. . affymetrix . october 2000 . retrieved 2009 03 12 . affymetrix acquisition of usb frequently asked questions pdf . affymetrix . 2008 01 31 . retrieved 2009 03 12 . affymetrix and ebioscience amend definitive merger agreement . affymetrix . may 2012 . retrieved 2015 01 24 . affymetrix to acquire panomics pdf . affymetrix . 2008 11 11 . retrieved 2009 03 12 . affymetrix acquires bead based technology . bnet . 2008 07 31 . retrieved 2009 03 12 . affymetrix and singapore based start up pathgen dx sign partnership for diagnostic test development for pathogen detection . reuters . 2012 08 24 . singapore scientists develop chip that can identify 70 000 viruses . thermo fisher scientific to acquire affymetrix press release . affymetrix . 8 january 2016 via businesswire . self published source a b armental maria 8 january 2016 . thermo fisher scientific to buy affymetrix in 1.3 billion cash deal . the wall street journal . retrieved 14 january 2016 . harrison crayton 8 january 2016 . thermo fisher agrees to acquire affymetrix for 1.3 billion . bloomberg business . retrieved 14 january 2016 . http abcnews.go.com business wirestory fda oks mental disability blood test infants 21574357 affymetrix corporate history . affymetrix . archived from the original on 2006 11 07 . retrieved 2006 11 20 . note reference includes all child pages and documents of this page inclusive . there is some contradiction in specific details of the founding of affymetrix among documents found here . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title affymetrix & oldid 737256088 categories research support companiesbiotechnology companies of the united statescompanies in the nasdaq biotechnology indexcompanies based in santa clara californiacompanies established in 1992microarrayscompanies listed on nasdaqtechnology companies based in the san francisco bay areahidden categories accuracy disputes from january 2016wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from january 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