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J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Announces $500,000 Technology Prize for Advances Leading to the $1,000 Human Genome

ROCKVILLE, MD (September 23, 2003). The J. Craig Venter Science Foundation announced today a $500,000 Genomic Technology Prize. The prize, to be awarded one time only, is aimed at stimulating the scientific and technology research community to significantly advance automated DNA sequencing so that a human genome can be sequenced for $1,000 or less as soon as possible. The prize was announced during New Frontiers in Sequencing Technology session at the 15th annual Genome Sequencing and...


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Perkin-Elmer, Dr. Craig Venter, and TIGR Announce Formation of New Genomics Company

May 9, 1998 NORWALK, CT and ROCKVILLE, MD, May 9, 1998 -- The Perkin-Elmer Corporation (NYSE:PKN), Dr. J. Craig Venter, and The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) announced today that they have signed letters of intent relating to the formation by Perkin-Elmer and Dr. Venter of a new genomics company. Its strategy will be centered on a plan to substantially complete the sequencing of the human genome in three years. The new company's goal is to become the definitive source of...


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J. Craig Venter Institute Launches New Genomics Education Program in California

LA JOLLA, CA — July 31, 2008 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced today the launch of their genomics education program in California. This comprehensive Genomics Course for Educators, to be held at JCVI's La Jolla, California facility on July 29 through August 1, 2008, is designed for San Diego area teachers who want to become knowledgeable about the rapidly evolving field of genomics. JCVI received a private donation to provide stipends to each of the participating...


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J. Craig Venter Named MRIGlobal 2013 Citation Award Winner

Kansas City, Mo. — The MRIGlobal Board of Directors and Trustees today announced that it will present its annual Citation Award this year to J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., one of the leading scientists of the 21st century. Dr. Venter is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Craig Venter Institute, a not-for-profit research organization dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic, and environmental research.  He also is Founder and Chief Executive Officer...


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Government of Victoria, Australia and Venter Institute to Survey and Sequence Microbes in Soil and Bovine Digestive System

CHICAGO, IL and MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — APRIL 10, 2006 — The state of Victoria, Australia and the J. Craig Venter Institute (Venter Institute), the prestigious non-profit genomics institute, today announced at BIO 2006 a collaborative research project to study microorganisms found in two agriculturally significant soil types in Victoria, as well as microbes found in bovine digestive systems. The project will help researchers better understand overall species diversity and build...


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Real Time Genomics and J. Craig Venter Institute Embark on Strategic Research Initiative

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California, May 1, 2013 -- Real Time Genomics, Inc. (RTG), the genome analytics company, today announced a long-term strategic collaboration with the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research institute, aimed at understanding and analyzing the genetic changes that induced pluripotent stem cells may acquire during the process of differentiation. RTG and JCVI also announced today a collaboration to discover and validate highly accurate human...


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About J. Craig Venter

J. Craig Venter, PhD, is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his numerous invaluable contributions to genomic research. Dr. Venter is founder, chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit, research organization with approximately 120 scientists and staff dedicated to human, microbial, synthetic, and environmental genomic research, and the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics.


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Dr. Venter Delivers UCSD 2015 School of Medicine Commencement

Full text for the address follows. J. Craig Venter, PhD, UCSD , 2015 School of Medicine Commencement Address Chancellor Khosla, Dean Brenner, Dean Savoia, UC Regent Charlene Zettel, UC Regent Sheldon Engelhorn, invited guests, families and graduates, thank you for inviting me to speak to you on your very special day, and Congratulations on making it to this momentous occasion! It’s always an honor for me to give commencement speeches but it’s especially gratifying...


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Human Vaccines Project Launches San Diego Research Hub with UC San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla Institute, The Scripps Research Institute

Four scientific institutions – University of California, San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and The Scripps Research Institute – have teamed up to create the “Mesa Consortium,” a new scientific hub for the Human Vaccines Project. Under a collaborative agreement, the  Mesa Consortium and the Human Vaccine Project aim to transform current understanding of the human immune system and expedite development of vaccines and biologics to...


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Venter Institute Hosts Press Conference to Unveil Results from Global Ocean Sampling Expedition

WHAT: A press conference with live web cast announcing the results from the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) Expedition. Researchers, led by J. Craig Venter, PhD, circumnavigated the globe on a two year sailing research expedition and have discovered millions of new genes, thousands of new protein families and have greatly expanded our understanding of microbial biodiversity through genomic analysis. Results will be published in PloS Biology and cover sampling from...


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