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Genomics and Precision Medicine Industry Landscape of the United States

1,136 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated September 2026.

1,136companies tracked
$59Bdisclosed funding
124hiring right now
1,523events · 24 months
163,423news articles · 12 months

Who leads Genomics and Precision Medicine in the United States

Shows the 1,136 tracked companies, highlighting which firms are currently hiring, which have disclosed funding, and which are noted as best funded, giving a snapshot of activity across the sector.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Natera11last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Guardant Health11last posted Aug 2026
  3. 03Alamar Biosciences11last posted Jul 2026
  4. 04Caris Life Sciences11last posted Jun 2026
  5. 05Myriad Genetics11last posted Jun 2026
  6. 06Twist Bioscience10last posted Jun 2026
  7. 07BillionToOne10last posted Jun 2026
  8. 08Neogen9last posted Jun 2026
124 companies hiring · 1 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Invitae$2.5BPost IPO · Apr 2021
  2. 02GRAIL$2.3BPost IPO · Oct 2025
  3. 03Amyris$2.2BPost IPO · Dec 2022
  4. 04Guardant Health$1.9BPost IPO · Nov 2025
  5. 05Freenome Health$1.4BSeries E · Feb 2024
  6. 06PacBio$1.3BPost IPO · Feb 2021
  7. 07Caris Life Sciences$1.3BSeries D · Apr 2025
  8. 08Eikon$1.2BSeries D · Feb 2025
666 companies with disclosed rounds · $59B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Natera$696.6MFY2022 filing
  2. 02Guardant Health$301.7MFY2025 filing
  3. 03Myriad Genetics$200.4MFY2024 filing
  4. 04NeoGenomics$186.7MFY2024 filing
  5. 05Veracyte$139.1MFY2022 filing
  6. 06Twist Bioscience$110.7MFY2024 filing
  7. 07BillionToOne$108.4MFY2026 filing
  8. 08Sema4$102.3MFY2023 filing
43 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Natera3,293tracked employees
  2. 02Myriad Genetics2,700tracked employees
  3. 03NeoGenomics2,100tracked employees
  4. 04Guardant Health1,351tracked employees
  5. 05Caris Life Sciences1,339tracked employees
  6. 06Ginkgo Bioworks1,218tracked employees
  7. 07Sema41,200tracked employees
  8. 08Twist Bioscience919tracked employees
150 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 0123andMe9.3%216 tracked events
  2. 02GeneDx3.2%74 tracked events
  3. 03NeoGenomics3.1%73 tracked events
  4. 04Twist Bioscience3.1%72 tracked events
  5. 05Neogen3.0%69 tracked events
  6. 06Guardant Health2.6%61 tracked events
  7. 07Seismic2.6%61 tracked events
  8. 08BillionToOne2.2%52 tracked events
2,334 tracked events across 193 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
  1. 01DioGenixtop 50khugedomains.com
  2. 02GENOME LINKtop 100kgenomelink.io
  3. 03Family Tree DNAtop 100kfamilytreedna.com
  4. 04Nateratop 100knatera.com
  5. 0523andMetop 500k23andme.com
  6. 06Invitaetop 500kinvitae.com
  7. 07Genova Diagnosticstop 500kgdx.net
  8. 08SelfDecodetop 1Mselfdecode.com
244 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 16 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Natera394articles in the window
  2. 02Guardant Health243articles in the window
  3. 0323andMe242articles in the window
  4. 04Ginkgo Bioworks217articles in the window
  5. 05Intellia Therapeutics199articles in the window
  6. 06Myriad Genetics197articles in the window
  7. 07Regenxbio176articles in the window
  8. 08NeoGenomics170articles in the window
256 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Genomics and Precision Medicine ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025

Lists the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, noting the highest count of 83 in 2016 and the lowest of 5 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Genomics and Precision Medicine companies in the United States
2016: 832017: 762018: 582019: 562020: 552021: 542022: 312023: 322024: 212025: 5
20162025
peak 83 in 2016
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 155 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 1,967,487,2742017: 4,558,917,2892018: 3,750,664,0442019: 4,759,563,6972020: 6,702,241,0832021: 9,830,293,9922022: 5,755,094,9952023: 2,341,104,7692024: 2,824,116,3632025: 3,049,391,303
20162025
peak $9.8B in 2021

Where Genomics and Precision Medicine companies in the United States are based

Ranks U.S. cities by the number of sector companies located there, with San Diego leading at 84 firms followed by Cambridge, San Francisco, New York City, and Boston.

San Diego skyline — Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 01
San Diego
84 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
23% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
84companies
$4.5Bdisclosed funding
11hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · San Diego · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cambridge skyline — Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 02
Cambridge
67 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
19% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
67companies
$6.4Bdisclosed funding
13hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Cambridge · CC BY-SA 4.0
San Francisco skyline — Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 03
San Francisco
61 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
17% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
61companies
$5.8Bdisclosed funding
14hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · San Francisco · CC BY-SA 4.0
New York City skyline — Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 04
New York City
48 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
13% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
48companies
$949.8Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · New York City · CC BY-SA 4.0
Boston skyline — Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 05
Boston
36 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
10% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
36companies
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Boston · CC BY-SA 4.0
Seattle skyline — Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 06
Seattle
27 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
8% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
27companies
$1.5Bdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Seattle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rockville, a Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 07
Rockville
19 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
5% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
19companies
$334.8Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
generated artwork
Berkeley, a Genomics and Precision Medicine hub in the United States
Hub 08
Berkeley
16 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies
4% of the Genomics and Precision Medicine companies across these hubs
16companies
$1.3Bdisclosed funding
2hiring now
generated artwork

The Genomics and Precision Medicine market map of the United States: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the main product categories these firms develop and the revenue models they use, such as subscription, fee‑for‑service, and physical commerce.

  • Life Sciences1,101 companies · $57.5B raised · 120 hiring
  • Enterprise Tech1,024 companies · $53.1B raised · 117 hiring
  • Deep Tech821 companies · $43.7B raised · 98 hiring
  • In Vitro Diagnostics314 companies · $15.2B raised · 27 hiring
  • Healthtech273 companies · $12.6B raised · 30 hiring
  • Enterprise Software261 companies · $11.2B raised · 21 hiring
  • Biopharmaceuticals142 companies · $13B raised · 20 hiring
  • Proteomics in Drug Discovery115 companies · $6.8B raised · 13 hiring
  • Consumer Digital110 companies · $5.7B raised · 8 hiring
  • SaaS67 companies · $4B raised · 8 hiring
  • Healthtech SaaS45 companies · $3.7B raised · 7 hiring
  • Life Sciences Analytics27 companies · $981M raised · 3 hiring

Monetization

How Genomics and Precision Medicine companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription586
Fee-For-Service297
Physical Commerce272
E-Commerce - Product136
Commission on Transaction17
Advertising7
E-Commerce - Service3
Sponsorship1

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Genomics and Precision Medicine in the United States

Counts 1,523 corporate events over the past two years, detailing types like earnings releases, key‑person announcements, funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs.

Earnings 390Leadership 261Funding 225M&A 142IPO 117Lawsuit 76Announcement 74Regulatory 45Assets 42Product 35
  • FundingAureka Biotechnologies , a biotechnology company, has raised USD 35 million in a Series A+ round led by HongShan, with participation from Matrix Partners and BioTrack Capital. Existing backers, including 5Y Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and NRL Capital, also joined the round.2026-04-28
  • IPOIntellia Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTLA ), ... announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $150 million of shares of its common stock.2026-04-27
  • IPOAlamar Biosciences, Inc. (Alamar), a leader in precision proteomics dedicated to advancing the early detection of disease, has announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 11,250,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of US$17 per share.2026-04-20
  • FundingSolid Biosciences ... bringing in $240 million from a private placement.2026-04-08
  • IPOGenerate Biomedicines had issued 25,000,000 shares in its public offering on February 27th. The total size of the offering was $400,000,000 based on an initial share price of $16.00.2026-04-01
  • IPOEikon Therapeutics, which made its Nasdaq debut on Feb. 5 with a $381 million raise, designs assets by 'integrating AI capabilities and advanced automation' into its workflow to track how proteins move inside cells, according to its website.2026-04-01
  • FundingUnnatural Products has now raised a total of $83.0M in total equity funding and is backed by argenx, Artis Ventures, Droia Ventures, First Spark Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, and The Venture Collective.2026-03-23
  • FundingEarlier this month, Blackstone also led a $100m private credit facility for genomic testing firm GeneDx.2026-03-19
  • M&ANeoGenomics said in its most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC that it paid $8.5 million for New Jersey-based clinical lab Pathline.2026-03-06
  • M&AZoetis Inc., a leading animal health company headquartered in Parsippany, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Neogen Corporation to acquire its animal genomics business for $160 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.2026-03-03

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Genomics and Precision Medicine company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
regeneron pharmaceuticals23andMe$256MAnnounced2026-05-19
NeoGenomicsPathline$8.5MCompleted2026-03-06
SeismichighspotundisclosedAnnounced2026-03-06
zoetisNeogen$160MAnnounced2026-03-03
swiss rocketsComplete GenomicsundisclosedCompleted2026-03-02
Guardant HealthMetaSight Diagnostics$149MCompleted2026-02-23

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Details specific event types including IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins, providing deeper insight into notable corporate activities.

IPO pipeline
46 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Leadership moves
57 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • Singular GenomicsJohn Stark · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerMay 2026
  • Delfi DiagnosticsCharles Newton · Appointment → Board MemberMay 2026
  • Singular GenomicsJosh Stahl · Appointment → Independent DirectorMay 2026
  • Guardant HealthCraig Eagle · Resignation — was Chief Medical OfficerMay 2026
  • GeneDxKevin Feeley · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerApr 2026
  • Prime MedicineSvetlana Makhni · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerApr 2026
  • Frontier MedicinesDavid R. Epstein · Appointment → Member of the Board of DirectorsApr 2026
  • BillionToOneAllen Chen · Appointment → Vice President of Medical Affairs and Clinical Development, OncologyApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • Lantern PharmawithZeta.ai (AI platform for rare cancer drug discovery)Apr 2026
  • SeismicDigital Sales Room updates (Sales Enablement)Feb 2026
  • SeismicModel Context Protocol (MCP) support (Interoperability)Feb 2026
Contract wins
19 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
19 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
43 regulatory events · 34 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Guardant Healthapproved as primary screening option for colorectal cancer — US Food and Drug AdministrationFeb 2026
  • Precision BioSciencesapproved grant of inducement award — NasdaqDec 2025
  • Opus Geneticsapproved small-molecule therapyDec 2025
  • Guardant Healthapproved RSU grant for employees — NasdaqNov 2025
  • Investors purchasing REGENXBIO Inc. common shares v regenxbiosecurities law violationsApr 2026
  • natera v archerdx, invitaepatent infringement · VerdictApr 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
52 companies reporting459 company-quarters trackedbeat 114miss 54in line 7

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +19.3%, half slower.

Who is building Genomics and Precision Medicine in the United States

Profiles 1,022 founders and CEOs across 675 companies, noting frequent alma maters like MIT and Harvard and common prior employers such as McKinsey and Microsoft.

Founders and chief executives12 of 1,022, from the best-funded companies on this page
Michele Cargill
Co-Founder
Michele Cargill

Ex-Navigenics, Affymetrix, Celera Diagnostics, Celera Genomics. Stanford Medical School PhD, Whitehead Institute.

Bob Ragusa
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Ragusa

Dante Labs, ex-Affymetrix, ex-Life Technologies, University of Connecticut

Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Helmy Eltoukhy
repeat founder

Sheffield United Football Club, ex-Illumina. Stanford University BS 2000, MS 2001, PhD 2006

Riley Ennis
Co-Founder & CPO
Riley Ennis

Foundation, Co-Founder Freenome & Oncolinx, ex-Foundation Medicine, Syros Pharmaceuticals, Morgan Stanley. Dartmouth College BA 2015

Christian Henry
CEO & President
Christian Henry

Wave Life Sciences, Ginkgo Bioworks, Ex- Illumina, Tickets. UC San Diego BA 1990, University of California…

Roger Perlmutter
CEO & President & Chairman
Roger Perlmutter

Scientific Partner-TCG Labs-Soleil

Anne Wojcicki
Co-Founder & CEO
Anne Wojcicki

Ex-Passport Capital, Andor Capital Management, Ardsley partners. Yale University BS 1996

Roger Jeffs
Co-Founder
Roger Jeffs

Liquidia, Bull City Select Investments, ex-Pluristem Therapeutics, United Therapeutics, Amgen, Cusham Darby & Cushman. Duke University BA 1984…

Barry Canton
Founder
Barry Canton

Ginkgo Bioworks, ex-Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008

Zhenping Zhu
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Zhenping Zhu

Ex-3SBio · Peking Union Medical College MSc 1988, Dalhousie University PhD 1993

Eric Lefkofsky
Founder & CEO
Eric Lefkofsky
repeat founder

Co-Founder Groupon, Lightbank, MediaBank, ex-Founder Echo Global Logistics. University of Michigan 1991, University of Michigan Law School JD 1994

Molly Gibson
Co-Founder
Molly Gibson

Ex-Kaleido Biosciences, Boeing. Truman State University BS 2009, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis PhD 2015

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 276 of 1,022 founders
Massachusetts Institute of Technology55
Harvard University46
Stanford University40
University of California (Berkeley)28
Harvard Business School20
University of Pennsylvania17
Cornell University16
Yale University13
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 21 of 1,022 founders
McKinsey5
Microsoft5
Google3
Amazon2
Intel2
Bain2
Boston Consulting Group1
Morgan Stanley1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 950 founders with a profile on this page
16
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders16
  • no repeat-founder flag934
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 913 of 1,022 founders
15%
of matched founders are women
  • women138
  • men775
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 109 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Genomics and Precision Medicine in the United States

Summarizes 1,838 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,330 investors, with a typical round size of $3.2 million.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
HHS367Sep 2025
National Science Foundation38May 2025
Y Combinator3616Mar 2025
Arch Venture Partners3513Nov 2025
RA Capital Management3410Mar 2026
Casdin Capital3212Apr 2023
Perceptive Advisors286Mar 2026
Alexandria271Jan 2026
Orbimed258Nov 2025
T. Rowe Price248Jan 2026
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel305
Series A–B525
Series C+ / PE210
Grants, debt & other798

The typical round is $3.2M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Genomics and Precision Medicine funding rounds in the United States

Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, with the biggest being GRAIL’s $1.2 billion Series B round.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
GRAILSeries Bmega-round$1.2BFeb 2017Arch Venture Partners, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, McKesson Ventures +5 more
Caris Life SciencesSeries Dmega-round$830MMay 2021T. Rowe Price, Silver Lake, Fidelity Investments +8 more
EarendilSeries Dmega-round$787MMar 2026Dimension, DST Global, INCE Capital +4 more
Ultima GenomicsSeries Dmega-round$600MMay 2022Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures +6 more
EikonSeries Bmega-round$517.8MJan 2022T. Rowe Price, CPP Investments, EcoR1 +16 more
Pivot BioSeries Dmega-round$430MJul 2021DCVC, Temasek, Generation Investment Management +2 more
Kriya TherapeuticsSeries Cmega-round$430MMay 2022Patient Square Capital, Bluebird Ventures, CAM Capital +7 more
GRAILSeries Dmega-round$390MNov 2019PSP Investments, CPP Investments, Illumina
Generate BiomedicinesSeries Bmega-round$370MNov 2021Flagship Pioneering, ADIA, Alaska Permanent Fund +5 more
Guardant HealthSeries Emega-round$360MAug 2017Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners +3 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M24
$1–10M69
$10–50M62
$50–250M32
>$250M4

191 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Genomics and Precision Medicine in the United States

Counts 163,423 news articles in the last year and identifies the most covered topics, including patent law, oncology advances, rare‑disease therapies, and gene‑editing technologies.

News volume
Genomics and Precision Medicine coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 59,9192021Q3: 55,6412021Q4: 47,5832022Q1: 54,8922022Q2: 51,1852022Q3: 49,0542022Q4: 59,3512023Q1: 54,1342023Q2: 68,2302023Q3: 57,1142023Q4: 61,3952024Q1: 69,9482024Q2: 73,1932024Q3: 57,4932024Q4: 66,5242025Q1: 162,6332025Q2: 41,5102025Q3: 39,8142025Q4: 38,1752026Q1: 47,055
2021Q22026Q1
peak 162,633 in 2025Q1 · 163,423 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 85% → 83%, negative 14% → 15% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Genomics and Precision Medicine news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Patent law & innovation protection116,460▼-99%
  • Oncology and targeted therapy advancements28,440▼-27%
  • Rare disease therapies and orphan drugs22,835▼-27%
  • Gene therapy and crispr technologies19,287▼-26%
  • Drug pricing and reimbursement strategies19,104▲+38%
  • Covid-19 vaccine development and efficacy trials17,432▲+58%
  • Vaccine research and production methods14,227▼-20%
  • Generic drug development and market trends13,278▲+21%
  • Biotechnology innovations in medicine11,988▲+16%
  • Pharmaceutical marketing and sales strategies11,170▲+65%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

256 Genomics and Precision Medicine companies here were named in the news over this period.

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Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

copyright enforcement+70%ai copyright issues+94%copyright remedies+77%angel investors+128%copyright exceptions+89%copyright fair use+84%copyright assignment+111%ai liability+154%copyright duration+173%vaccine trials+64%
patent prosecution-99%patent claims-99%patent examination-99%litigation defenses-99%cell-based therapies-42%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in United States Genomics and Precision Medicine coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
140,861 articles touch this dimension · 49.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: stem cell banking, generic drug approval, vaccine trials
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
73,915 articles touch this dimension · 53.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: angel investors, therapeutic development funding, vaccine candidates
Growth ▲ rising
92,030 articles touch this dimension · 44.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: earnings report, urban population growth, population growth trajectories

Genomics and Precision Medicine jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 1,964 job postings from 144 employers over 12 months, highlighting common skill requirements and a median advertised salary of $143 k per year.

1,964postings · last 12 months
3,104postings tracked overall
144employers advertising
$143kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=255)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Genomics and Precision Medicine employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • excel56
  • python45
  • sql29
  • aws26
  • word25
  • salesforce21
  • molecular profiling20
  • oncology guidelines20
  • react20
  • resistance mechanisms20
What level are these roles?
Entry4
Intern31
Senior412
Lead239
Manager659
What they pay, by level
  • Manager$155k/yr (n=91)
  • Senior$139k/yr (n=43)
Most advertised titles
  • Director - Global Biopharma Business Development Lead152
  • Chairman - Precision Oncology Alliance120
  • Emr Order And Result Interface Engineer81
  • Account Executive58
  • Accounts Receivable Specialist18
  • Vp, Government Affairs18

What Genomics and Precision Medicine research in the United States is working on

Aggregates 13,110 U.S. academic papers, categorizing them into identified problems, cautions, and opportunities, with opportunities comprising the largest share.

How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Genomics and Precision Medicine papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough38.4% · 26.2%1.5×
Promising26.6% · 36.9%0.7×
Descriptive17.0% · 17.8%≈ par
Problem-identifying10.4% · 9.7%≈ par
Cautionary4.0% · 4.4%≈ par
Comparative2.0% · 4.1%0.5×

United States-affiliated Genomics and Precision Medicine literature runs 1.5× more “breakthrough” than science at large (38.4% vs 26.2% baseline).

How the work is done
Empirical38.6%
Methods-led34.1%
Reviews23.6%
Position pieces3.0%
Theoretical0.7%
How the research reads

92% positive · 5% neutral · 3% negative, across 13,110 papers.

The institutions doing the work · United States
  • Harvard University424k
  • Broad Institute397k
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute309k
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute202k
  • Baylor College of Medicine184k
  • National Institutes of Health173k

ranked by how often their work is cited

Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work

Koichiro Tamura · Glen Stecher · Michael I. Love · Wolfgang Huber · Simon Anders · Sudhir Kumar · Douglas Hanahan · Robert A. Weinberg

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2 · 97k cites
  • MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets · 45k cites
  • MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods · 40k cites
  • MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms · 38k cites
  • The Genome Analysis Toolkit: A MapReduce framework for analyzing next-generation DNA sequencing data · 29k cites
Common problems researchers identify1,536 papers · 7 recurring themes
Translating Biomarkers to Clinical Trials — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Translating Biomarkers to Clinical Trials
280 papers · 18.2% of this block
2022: 866 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 827 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 832 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,263 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 866 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 827 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 832 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,263 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +46% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight gaps in moving metabolic and disease biomarkers from discovery to patient trials.
Clinical trial · MEDLINE · Biomarker · Disease
“Evolving Paradigms in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia: A Systematic Review of Current and Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches”
280 of these papers raise it as a problem
Tumor Microenvironment and Immunotherapy Gaps — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Tumor Microenvironment and Immunotherapy Gaps
269 papers · 17.5% of this block
2022: 2,422 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,082 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,613 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,334 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,422 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,082 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,613 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,334 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers point out unresolved challenges in targeting immune checkpoints and metabolic pathways in cancer.
Cancer · Tumor microenvironment · Breast cancer · Immunotherapy
“Metabolic reprogramming and cancer progression”
269 of these papers raise it as a problem
Interpretation of Genetic Variants — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Interpretation of Genetic Variants
262 papers · 17.1% of this block
2022: 2,573 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,646 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,428 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,985 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,573 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,646 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,428 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,985 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -23% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors flag difficulties in classifying and reporting gene‑level findings for disease risk.
Gene · Genome · Gene expression · Genetic testing
“Sequence variant classification and reporting: recommendations for improving the interpretation of cancer susceptibility genetic test result”
262 of these papers raise it as a problem
Inflammation‑Driven Disease Mechanisms — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Inflammation‑Driven Disease Mechanisms
262 papers · 17.1% of this block
2022: 3,657 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,139 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,196 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,175 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 3,657 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,139 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,196 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,175 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -13% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies emphasize incomplete understanding of immune and metabolic links to neuro‑ and cardiovascular disorders.
Disease · Inflammation · Pathogenesis · Immune system
“Parkinson’s disease: etiopathogenesis and treatment”
262 of these papers raise it as a problem
Computational and Synthetic Biology Limits — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 05
Computational and Synthetic Biology Limits
184 papers · 12.0% of this block
2022: 1,002 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,034 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,280 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 938 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,002 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,034 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,280 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 938 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works note methodological bottlenecks in applying bio‑informatics and synthetic tools to clinical contexts.
Computational biology · Synthetic biology · Extracellular vesicles · Regenerative medicine
“Clinical metagenomics”
184 of these papers raise it as a problem
Metabolic Disease Complexity — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 06
Metabolic Disease Complexity
173 papers · 11.3% of this block
2022: 3,247 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,771 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,817 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,753 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 3,247 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,771 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,817 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,753 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -15% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers discuss intertwined obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammatory pathways that hinder treatment progress.
Diabetes mellitus · Disease · Obesity · Insulin resistance
“Inflammatory mechanisms linking obesity and metabolic disease”
173 of these papers raise it as a problem
Microbiome Knowledge Gaps — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 07
Microbiome Knowledge Gaps
106 papers · 6.9% of this block
2022: 177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 161 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 202 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 231 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 177 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 161 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 202 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 231 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers identify unknowns in gut flora dynamics and therapeutic modulation across health and disease.
Microbiome · Gut microbiome · Human microbiome · Gut flora
“Microbiota in health and diseases”
106 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions511 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautious Optimism in Cancer Immunotherapy — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Cautious Optimism in Cancer Immunotherapy
98 papers · 19.2% of this block
2022: 2,765 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,910 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,687 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,765 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,910 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,687 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors urge careful validation of combination strategies and genomic biomarkers before clinical rollout.
Cancer · Breast cancer · Transcriptome · Tumor microenvironment
“[Strategic Combination Approaches in Cancer Immunotherapy].”
98 of these papers raise it as a problem
Drug Development and Clinical Trial Risks — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Drug Development and Clinical Trial Risks
94 papers · 18.4% of this block
2022: 911 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 986 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,306 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 911 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 889 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 986 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,306 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +43% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies caution about translational hurdles and safety uncertainties for emerging therapeutics.
Drug · Drug discovery · Clinical trial · Disease
“The therapeutic potential of resveratrol: a review of clinical trials”
94 of these papers raise it as a problem
Epigenetic and Protein Structure Uncertainties — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Epigenetic and Protein Structure Uncertainties
87 papers · 17.0% of this block
2022: 445 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 468 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 361 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 324 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 445 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 468 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 361 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 324 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -27% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers warn that epigenetic markers and protein dynamics may not yet be reliable for diagnostics.
DNA methylation · Antibody · Protein structure · Epigenetics
“Characterizing the Conformational Dynamics of an Intrinsically Disordered Localization Sequence”
87 of these papers raise it as a problem
Genome Editing in Non‑Human Systems — Cautions
Cautions · theme 04
Genome Editing in Non‑Human Systems
72 papers · 14.1% of this block
2022: 2,420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,513 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,229 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,728 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,420 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,513 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,229 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,728 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -29% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers caution against over‑extrapolating plant genome‑selection results to human medicine.
Gene · Genetic testing · Genome editing · Genome
“Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement”
72 of these papers raise it as a problem
Diabetes Therapeutic Evidence Gaps — Cautions
Cautions · theme 05
Diabetes Therapeutic Evidence Gaps
71 papers · 13.9% of this block
2022: 3,202 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,724 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,772 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,712 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 3,202 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,724 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,772 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,712 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -15% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors highlight limited long‑term data and variable outcomes for newer diabetes interventions.
Diabetes mellitus · Type 2 diabetes · Disease · MEDLINE
“Dose-dependent effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on circadian blood pressure in hypertensive patients with diabetes: A systematic review and Bayes”
71 of these papers raise it as a problem
Sequencing Bias and Benchmarking Issues — Cautions
Cautions · theme 06
Sequencing Bias and Benchmarking Issues
59 papers · 11.5% of this block
2022: 1,390 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,365 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,670 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,346 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,390 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,365 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,670 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,346 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works stress the need for robust standards to address systematic errors in genomic data.
DNA sequencing · Genome · Computational biology · Benchmark
“Characterizing and measuring bias in sequence data”
59 of these papers raise it as a problem
Microbiome‑Cancer Association Uncertainty — Cautions
Cautions · theme 07
Microbiome‑Cancer Association Uncertainty
30 papers · 5.9% of this block
2022: 221 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 202 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 289 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 221 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 202 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 289 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +31% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies advise prudence when linking gut microbial changes to colorectal cancer risk.
Microbiome · Gut flora · Gut microbiome · Metagenomics
“Long-term impacts of antibiotic exposure on the human intestinal microbiota”
30 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities8,195 papers · 7 recurring themes
Targeting Inflammation in Metabolic Disease — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Targeting Inflammation in Metabolic Disease
1,108 papers · 18.5% of this block
2022: 3,678 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,167 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,229 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,204 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 3,678 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,167 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,229 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,204 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -13% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research points to promising therapeutic avenues that modulate immune pathways in diabetes and related disorders.
Disease · Inflammation · Diabetes mellitus · Immune system
“Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetes: From Molecular Mechanisms to Functional Significance and Therapeutic Opportunities”
Genomic Insights for Disease and Drug Targets — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
Genomic Insights for Disease and Drug Targets
1,039 papers · 17.3% of this block
2022: 2,539 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,617 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,404 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,960 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,539 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,617 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,404 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,960 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -23% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Large‑scale association studies reveal tissue‑specific genes that can guide precision therapies.
Genome · Gene · Genomics · Genome-wide association study
“Heritability enrichment of specifically expressed genes identifies disease-relevant tissues and cell types”
Multi‑Omic Computational Workflows — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Multi‑Omic Computational Workflows
951 papers · 15.8% of this block
2022: 1,026 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,053 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,295 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 960 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,026 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,053 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,295 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 960 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Advances in proteomics and bio‑informatics enable integrated models of protein‑nucleic acid interactions.
Proteomics · Proteome · Computational biology · Workflow
“Metabolic Reconstruction for Metagenomic Data and Its Application to the Human Microbiome &#13;\n”
Novel Antimicrobial Discovery Platforms — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Novel Antimicrobial Discovery Platforms
887 papers · 14.8% of this block
2022: 173 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 170 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 238 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 173 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 170 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 238 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +38% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Innovative screening and microphysiological systems accelerate identification of new antibiotics and therapeutics.
Antimicrobial · Epitope · Drug discovery · Antibiotics
“Bioactive Phytochemicals in Experimental Models of Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Translational Potential”
Cancer Biomarkers and Immunotherapy Advances — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Cancer Biomarkers and Immunotherapy Advances
863 papers · 14.4% of this block
2022: 2,471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,143 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,665 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,400 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,143 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,665 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,400 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Emerging microRNA signatures and modeling tools expand diagnostic and treatment options for solid tumors.
Cancer · Breast cancer · Immunotherapy · Colorectal cancer
“MicroRNAs: New Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Prognosis, Therapy Prediction and Therapeutic Tools for Breast Cancer”
CRISPR‑Based Genome Editing Expansion — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
CRISPR‑Based Genome Editing Expansion
667 papers · 11.1% of this block
2022: 64 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 66 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 71 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 64 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 66 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 71 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
New CRISPR tools broaden capabilities for multiplexed editing and RNA targeting in therapeutic contexts.
CRISPR · Genome editing · Cas9 · Gene
“Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems”
Spatial Transcriptomics for Cellular Profiling — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Spatial Transcriptomics for Cellular Profiling
485 papers · 8.1% of this block
2022: 2,513 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,577 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,329 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,980 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,513 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,577 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,329 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,980 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -21% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Techniques reconstruct coherent gene expression maps, enhancing disease modeling and target discovery.
Transcriptome · Transcription factor · Gene · Gene expression
“Reconstructing biologically coherent cellular profiles from imaging-based spatial transcriptomics”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Tracks how the share of different research themes has changed worldwide between 2022 and 2025.

Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Translating Biomarkers to Clinical Trials▲+46%
Microbiome Knowledge Gaps▲+30%
Tumor Microenvironment and Immunotherapy Gaps▼-4%
Computational and Synthetic Biology Limits▼-6%
Inflammation‑Driven Disease Mechanisms▼-13%
Metabolic Disease Complexity▼-15%
Interpretation of Genetic Variants▼-23%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Drug Development and Clinical Trial Risks▲+43%
Microbiome‑Cancer Association Uncertainty▲+31%
Cautious Optimism in Cancer Immunotherapy▼-3%
Sequencing Bias and Benchmarking Issues▼-3%
Diabetes Therapeutic Evidence Gaps▼-15%
Epigenetic and Protein Structure Uncertainties▼-27%
Genome Editing in Non‑Human Systems▼-29%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Novel Antimicrobial Discovery Platforms▲+38%
CRISPR‑Based Genome Editing Expansion▲+11%
Cancer Biomarkers and Immunotherapy Advances▼-3%
Multi‑Omic Computational Workflows▼-6%
Targeting Inflammation in Metabolic Disease▼-13%
Spatial Transcriptomics for Cellular Profiling▼-21%
Genomic Insights for Disease and Drug Targets▼-23%
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