Novogene

company

About

Novogene is a provider of genomic services and solutions with cutting edge NGS.

  • 501 - 1000

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
¥515M
Industries
AgTech,Bioinformatics,Biotechnology,Life Science,Software
Founded date
Jan 1, 2011
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active

Novogene is a leading provider of genomic services and solutions with cutting edge NGS and bioinformatics expertise and the largest sequencing capacity in the world. Novogene utilizes scientific excellence, a commitment to customer service and unsurpassed data quality to help their clients realize their research goals in the rapidly evolving world of genomics. The company has become a world-leader in NGS services, with 1,800 employees and multiple locations across the globe. Novogene’s depth of experience has resulted in the ownership of 49 NGS-related patents, as well as the publishing of over 1850 customer research papers, often in well-respected publications such as Nature and Science.

Company founder, Dr. Ruiqiang Li, is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in genomics and bioinformatics, owning 12 patents and authoring over 90 peer-reviewed publications that have been cited >15,000 times. Best known for developing the software SOAP (Short Oligonucleotide Analysis Package) for ultra-fast sequence mapping, variation detection, and de novo genome assembly, Dr. Li has focused Novogene’s services on performing sequencing AND providing informatics to fully empower and enable their customers to move forward rapidly and effectively in their scientific endeavors.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
¥515M
Novogene has raised a total of ¥515M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 30, 2016 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 30, 2016 Series B ¥515M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
Novogene is funded by 1 investors. Sigma Square Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sigma Square Capital Series B