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Hi Athero, Illumina has a monster chart, and looks poised to go even higher. I remember the company when it was much smaller, but lost track of it, and now it's a $25 Bil company. Looks very interesting -


>>> Illumina, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and South Africa. The company?s products include sequencing platforms that are based on its SBS technology are designed to meet the various demands of a range of sequencing applications; and array platforms consist of HiScan and iScan systems that are array scanners, which support the imaging of array-based genetic analysis products. It also offers various sample preparation and sequencing kits to simplify workflows and accelerate analysis. In addition, the company provides genotyping and whole genome sequencing services. It serves genomic research centers, academic institutions, government laboratories, hospitals, and reference laboratories, as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrigenomics, commercial molecular diagnostic, and consumer genomics companies. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distributors. It has strategic partnerships with AstraZeneca PLC; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; and Sanofi to focus on the transition from single-analyte companion diagnostics to panel-based assays that select for companion therapeutics. Illumina, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. <<<