website identigen.com identigen ltd. is an ireland based company providing dna based analysis and diagnostics with operations in ireland uk north america and canada . services range from species identification to parentage testing as well as their proprietary traceability system dna traceback . 2 contents 1 history 2 dna traceback 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit identigen was founded in 1996 as a spin out from world class research conducted at trinity college dublin . 1 among the first to apply molecular genetic techniques to source verify meat products the company pioneered the use of this technology to improve food traceability and supply chain transparency . dna traceback edit this food traceability system uses dna sampling to track product through the entire supply chain from each individual animal . until now track and trace systems have provided the highest level of transparency about product . dna analysis has become the next step in providing retailers and processors with assurances about origin and product claims . see also edit traceability 2013 meat adulteration scandal references edit a b identigen company background . retrieved 2013 02 15 . identigen contact us . retrieved 2013 02 15 . external links edit identigen.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title identigen & oldid 705579353 categories health care companies of ireland navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 18 february 2016 at 09 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view