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Best Genomics Companies in New Jersey, United States

The 39 best Genomics companies in New Jersey, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VaxInnate.

39companies tracked
$221.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
14have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · GENOMICS × NEW JERSEY

Our analysis of 50 Genomics companies

$7.8b in tracked funding; 84% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
84%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2016median founding year

Ranked: Best Genomics companies in New Jersey

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1VaxInnate
Vaccines for infectious diseases, including seasonal and pandemic flu, dengue and Clostridium difficile…
$129M120 mo agoDeadpooled—2002—130 patents
Recombinant protein vaccine antigens and adjuvant formulations for infectious disease immunization
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2Interpace Diagnostics
Molecular diagnostics and pathology services for early cancer diagnosis and treatment
$27M85 mo agoPublic—2013———
3DiamiR
Developer of minimally invasive diagnostic tests
$22M16 mo agoFunding Raised—2009—55 patents
miRNA biomarker assays for diagnosing and monitoring neurodegenerative diseases
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4GenScript
Provider of reagents and instruments for life sciences research
$15M206 mo agoPublic—2002Cart FunctionalityZohoPHP+2511 patents
Recombinant DNA cloning, protein engineering, electrophoresis devices, and immunoassay technologies.
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5Cancer Genetics
Developer of cancer diagnostic solutions for personalized treatment
$10M67 mo agoPublicJohn Roberts
CEO
1999—35 patents
Molecular diagnostic microarrays for cancer classification, prognosis, and HPV-associated tumor detection.
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6Enterix
Easy at-home colorectal cancer screening using toilet bowl water
$8M301 mo agoAcquiredRobert Max Mawhinney
Co-Founder
1997WordPressMySQLPHP+1812 patents
Portable chemical analyte detection and sampling devices for point‑of‑care testing
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7Genomic Prediction
Offers genomics tests for IVF health outcomes
$4M91 mo agoDeadpooledLaurent Christian Asker Melchior Tellier
CEO
2017———
8CytoSite Bio
Developer of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases
$3M71 mo agoSeries ABenjamin Larimer
Co-Founder
2016———
9Oncospire Genomics
Developer of NGS gene panels for oncology
$1M158 mo agoDeadpooledPanna Sharma
CEO & President
2013———
10Bar Harbor BioTech
Developer of molecular biology products and services for life science research and clinical medicine
$995K137 mo agoDeadpooled—2006———
11Generation Biotech
Provider of targeted capture technology for DNA sequencing
$851K83 mo agoFunding RaisedJohannes Dapprich
CEO
2000———
12Medical Laboratory Diagnostic
Provider of in-person and online religious services
$778K193 mo agoFunding Raised—1997PHPSplidejQuery+6——
13Genewiz
Provider of a wide range of genomic services for the life sciences industry
$143K75 mo agoAcquiredAmy Liao
Co-Founder & CEO
1999WordPressMySQLPHP+276 patents
High‑throughput DNA sequencing, microbial identification kits, and ADP quantification assays.
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Top 12 Genomics companies in New Jersey

#1
Funding Raised · Monmouth Junction, New Jersey · founded 2009 · 13 employees
$21.8Mraised
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Developer of minimally invasive diagnostic tests. It has developed a proprietary targeted approach for early detection and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases based on quantitative analysis of brain-enriched microRNA pairs in plasma. The company has collaborated with Janssen Neuroscience to investigate how DiamiR technology can be used in the context of clinical development of a therapeutic agent for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease. Its lead product CogniMir is aimed at early detection of circulating miRNAs for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$9.5M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$609.5K
  • Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$345K
  • Jun 2016Grant (prize money)$224.6K
Investors
NIA, HHS
Tech stack
NginxSucuri
#2
Deadpooled · Cranbury, New Jersey · founded 2002 · 62 employees
$128.7Mraised
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VaxInnate Corporation develops vaccines based on the technology that involves genetically fusing vaccine antigens to the bacterial protein flagellin, a potent stimulator of the innate immune system. The company’s technology platform is based on proprietary toll-like receptor technology, which potentiates the immune response. Its vaccines focus on infectious diseases, including seasonal and pandemic influenza, Clostridium difficile, and dengue.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2016Grant (prize money)$110K
  • Sep 2015Series D$3.2M
  • Oct 2014Series D$6M
  • Jan 2014Grant (prize money)$2.1M
Investors
Wellcome Trust, Canaan, Healthcare Ventures, Oxford Bioscience Partners, MedImmune Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners
#3
Public · Rutherford, New Jersey · founded 1999 · 110 employees
$9.8Mraised
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Developer of cancer diagnostic solutions for personalized treatment. The company is offering products and services that enable genetic cancer diagnostics and personalized treatments. Its proprietary tests and reference lab provide genomic information about patients and help physicians to diagnose and monitor cancer treatment.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Post IPO$10M
  • Jul 2018Post IPO$2.6M
  • Dec 2017Grant (prize money)$1.1M
  • Dec 2017Post IPO$7M
Founders & team
John RobertsCEO
Investors
Njeda, HHS, Ergo Capital, Partners For Growth
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpMdbootstrapBootstrapYoast Seo
#4
Public · Parsippany Troy Hills, New Jersey · founded 2013 · 120 employees
$27Mraised
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Molecular diagnostics and pathology services for early cancer diagnosis and treatment. A life sciences company focused on providing complex molecular analysis. They offer clinically beneficial molecular diagnostic tests and pathology services, contributing to evidence-based approaches in healthcare. The company is dedicated to bringing insights to life through its diagnostic solutions. They operate in the life sciences industry, providing services for early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Their offerings support physicians and patients in making informed decisions. They are committed to advancing the field of molecular diagnostics and pathology.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2019Post IPO$27M
Investors
Ampersand Capital, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Font ApiOpen Graph
#5
Public · Piscataway, New Jersey · founded 2002 · 5260 employees
$15Mraised
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Provider of reagents and instruments for life sciences research. It provides a portfolio of services that include Bio-reagent, Bio-assay, lead optimization, and antibody drug development. Along with this, the company focuses on CRISPR reagents and reagents for CRISPR/CAS9 genome editing in particular. Additionally, the product line comprises several bioinformatics tools as well, such as the Molecular biology tool, Peptide tool, and protein tool.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 271k LinkedIn followers — 73.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2009Series A$15M
Investors
Kleiner Perkins, Vermögensclub, Maxpro Ventures
Tech stack
Animate.CssAzure Edge NetworkBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Series A · New Jersey · founded 2016
$3Mraised
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Developer of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company develops precision PET imaging agents targeting Granzyme B to assess immunotherapy response in cancer patients. The company focuses on non-invasive imaging of T cell and NK cell activation for early treatment evaluation.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2020Series A$3M
  • Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$1.8M
  • Aug 2018Series A$4.4M
  • Dec 2017Seed$10.8K
Founders & team
Benjamin LarimerCo-FounderJim JensonCo-Founder & CEOUmar MahmoodCo-Founder
Investors
HHS
#7
Acquired · Edison, New Jersey · founded 1997 · 54 employees
$7.5Mraised
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Easy at-home colorectal cancer screening using toilet bowl water. This innovative company provides a simple, private, and effective way to screen for colorectal cancer from the comfort of your own home. Their Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) eliminates the need to handle stool, using a water-based sample collected with a brush. The process involves receiving a test kit, collecting the sample, and mailing it back for analysis. Results are typically available through your healthcare provider within a couple of weeks, emphasizing the importance of follow-up for positive results. This preventative screening solution aims to detect colorectal cancer early, potentially saving lives. They offer resources, support, and contact information for healthcare professionals and individuals seeking to buy the test. This is a B2C healthcare solution.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2001Series A$7.5M
Founders & team
Robert Max MawhinneyCo-FounderHoward ChandlerCo-FounderCraig SandsCEO & President
Investors
DeutscheAM, Macquarie, Innovation Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerDiviGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHubspotHubspot Analytics
#8
Deadpooled · North Brunswick, New Jersey · founded 2017 · 34 employees
$4.5Mraised
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Genomic Prediction is engaged in providing services in evaluating genetic risk due to chromosomal abnormality (ploidy), single-gene mutations, and polygenic diseases. The product portfolio of the company comprises of expanded pre-implantation genomic testing which screens for single-gene disorders, such as Cystic Fibrosis, Thalassemia, BRCA, Sickle Cell Anemia, and Gaucher Disease. Additionally, the company has developed novel single-step library preparation method for next-generation sequencing of embryo biopsies and fully automated cloud-based analysis of sequencing results.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Series A$4.5M
Founders & team
Laurent Christian Asker Melchior TellierCEO
Investors
Nimble Ventures, PeopleFund, Arab Angel, Seed Group, Rocketship, Openner
#9
Funding Raised · Hamilton Township, New Jersey · founded 2000
$851.5Kraised
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Provider of targeted capture technology for DNA sequencing. The company is commercializing its proprietary methodology for targeted capture, enrichment, and sequencing of large genomic regions based either on the region-specific capture or the haplotype-specific capture of DNA fragments covering regions exceeding 20kb.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$225K
  • Apr 2017Grant (prize money)$331.3K
  • Sep 2012Grant (prize money)$295.2K
Founders & team
Johannes DapprichCEO
Investors
HHS
#10
Deadpooled · Trenton, New Jersey · founded 2006 · 7 employees
$995.2Kraised
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Bar Harbor BioTechnology is developing molecular biology products and services that advance life science research and clinical medicine. The company offers polymerase chain reaction-based laboratory products and computational tools for molecular profiling at the levels of RNA-based gene expression and DNA-based gene quantification. It seems to be out of business.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Seed$180K
  • May 2011Seed$280K
  • May 2010Seed$25K
  • Sep 2006Seed$11.2K
#11
Deadpooled · Rutherford, New Jersey · founded 2013 · 86 employees
$1Mraised
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Developer of NGS gene panels for oncology. The company has three panels include a test for the early diagnosis of lung cancer, a test for predicting the risk of developing multiple myeloma in patients diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and a test to predict patient outcome in follicular lymphoma.

Funding rounds
  • 2013Grant (prize money)$1M
Founders & team
Panna SharmaCEO & President
#12
Funding Raised · Trenton, New Jersey · founded 1997 · 539 employees
$778.4Kraised
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Provider of in-person and online religious services. It offers various ministries for different age groups and life stages, including children, youth, young adults, men, women, and marriage groups. The organization provides opportunities for community engagement through events, small groups, and volunteer programs. It also offers online resources such as live messages, notes, and playlists. Additionally, it facilitates spiritual growth through Bible studies and other faith-based initiatives. The services aim to foster spiritual development and community building within a faith-based context.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2010Grant (prize money)$389.2K
  • Jul 2010Grant (prize money)$389.2K
Investors
HHS
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHttp/3Jquery

Funding & investor landscape

$221.1Mtotal disclosed funding
13companies funded
46disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
HHS6 rounds
Ampersand Capital2 rounds
Prime Value Capital Managment2 rounds
180 Degree Capital1 rounds
Arab Angel1 rounds
Business Innovation Network1 rounds
C-CAMP1 rounds
CHL Medical Partners1 rounds
Canaan1 rounds
Corriente Advisors1 rounds

Notable founders

John Roberts
CEO · Cancer Genetics
Benjamin Larimer
Co-Founder · CytoSite Bio
Jim Jenson
Co-Founder & CEO · CytoSite Bio
Robert Max Mawhinney
Co-Founder · Enterix
Howard Chandler
Co-Founder · Enterix
Laurent Christian Asker Melchior Tellier
CEO · Genomic Prediction
Johannes Dapprich
CEO · Generation Biotech
Panna Sharma
CEO & President · Oncospire Genomics
Amy Liao
Co-Founder & CEO · Genewiz
Steve Sun
Co-Founder · Genewiz
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,273,702 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Genomics coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Bioinformatics is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Bioinformatics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 13,110 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182029
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 46% across 2008–2029.
top research entities
  • Harvard University633
  • Broad Institute433
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute318
  • Stanford University287
  • Johns Hopkins University287
leading researchers
Glen Charles Ritschel · Claude · Stylianos Chatzimanolis · Giannis Bolanakis · TARIK DEDOVIC · KATH-RYN ANN F. HANKINS · Christoforos Pavlou · Yue Ma
▲ Breakthroughs5,029 · 38%
▼ 39%→38% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations85% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (39%→38% of field), led by Gene.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Gene83→532
  • Transcriptome25→436
  • Genome117→419
  • Disease6→218
  • Immune system11→219
Newly emergingPattern recognition (psychology) 0→57 · Interpretability 0→50 · Limiting 0→47
Landmark Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2 · 97,164 cites
◆ Advancements3,749 · 29%
▲ 21%→30% share
▲1.4× share momentum0 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (21%→30% of field), led by Disease.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Disease17→407
  • Immune system4→266
  • Gene38→281
  • Transcriptome13→238
  • Biomarker2→208
Newly emergingPrecision medicine 0→86 · Pathogenesis 0→49 · Receptor 0→42
Landmark limma powers differential expression analyses for RNA-sequencing and microarray studies · 41,828 cites
▼ Concerns2,105 · 16%
▼ 18%→16% share
▼0.9× share momentum0 median citations85% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (18%→16% of field), led by Disease.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Disease27→311
  • Immune system6→152
  • Cancer17→130
  • Clinical trial4→111
  • Biomarker2→92
Newly emergingImmunotherapy 0→56 · Narrative review 0→36 · Mutation 0→33
Landmark The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia · 10,090 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where bioinformatics is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston1143 · +0.51
Hot · Computational biologyAdvancing · Feature selectionOpportunity · ImmunotherapyConcern · Preclinical research
New York807 · +0.46
Hot · Allosteric enzymeAdvancing · ProteogenomicsOpportunity · MEDLINEConcern · Amyloidosis
SF Bay Area683 · +0.57
Hot · GenomeAdvancing · RNA editingOpportunity · Clinical trialConcern · Etiology
Philadelphia330 · +0.44
Hot · BioconductorAdvancing · Missense mutationOpportunity · DNA methylationConcern · Kidney disease
San Diego298 · +0.56
Hot · Protein Data BankAdvancing · GlycanOpportunity · CancerConcern · Innate immune system
Los Angeles287 · +0.42
Hot · Probabilistic logicAdvancing · Quantitative proteomicsOpportunity · TranscriptomeConcern · Adverse effect
Chicago284 · +0.51
Hot · Urinary systemAdvancing · DNA binding siteOpportunity · BiomarkerConcern · Cell biology
Seattle244 · +0.54
Hot · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Advancing · Peripheral blood mononuclear cellOpportunity · MutationConcern · Pregnancy
Ann Arbor218 · +0.45
Hot · Extracellular matrixAdvancing · Spatial ecologyOpportunity · TranscriptomeConcern · Autophagy
Atlanta215 · +0.44
Hot · DiseaseAdvancing · Frontotemporal dementiaOpportunity · Immune systemConcern · Clinical trial
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing bioinformatics patents in the United States

United States bioinformatics patent filing is accelerating — 246 filings from 64 assignees (2016–2025), led by Edico Genome, Illumina, UNIV Washington; annual filings 22→23.

246 filings64 assigneespeak 44/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Edico Genome129
  • Illumina60
  • UNIV Washington18
  • Nantomics9
  • Genomsys7
  • Baluch Mohamed Khoso7
  • Microsoft6
  • Contamination Source Identificat5

Common questions

How many Genomics companies are there in New Jersey, United States?
Radar tracks 39 indexable Genomics companies headquartered in New Jersey, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Genomics companies in New Jersey, United States?
The Genomics companies in New Jersey, United States on this list have raised a combined $221.1M in disclosed equity funding across 13 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Genomics company in New Jersey, United States?
VaxInnate is the highest-funded Genomics company in New Jersey, United States, with $128.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Genomics companies in New Jersey, United States are funded?
13 of the 39 Genomics companies in New Jersey, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Genomics unicorns are there in New Jersey, United States?
None of the Genomics companies in New Jersey, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New Jersey, United States Genomics companies?
The most active investors in New Jersey, United States Genomics companies on this list include HHS, Ampersand Capital, Prime Value Capital Managment, 180 Degree Capital, Arab Angel.
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