DNA Sequencing firm opens in Tramore

looksee

And that's about as much information as I can find. If you google it there are numerous sites offering the identical press release, but no 'local' news about it. Where is it? How many people does it employ?

I don't know if it is on any of the local papers, I haven't seen them yet, but this is a very quiet 'new business' story.

Lady Thor

Yeah I noticed its being kept very quiet aswel..............http://www.vindon.ie/web/

Its in Riverstown Industrial estate,..............http://www.vindon.ie/web/pages/11-Where-we-are.html

Sully

Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is it?

looksee

Its a company that sequences dna...

Adam Eterno

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindon_Healthcare

This article seems to indicate that this facility has been in Tramore since 2007.

SweetCaliber

Adam Eterno wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindon_Healthcare

This article seems to indicate that this facility has been in Tramore since 2007.

If this is the company we are on about then yes they have been here for quite some time now. Definitely aren't new to Tramore.

looksee

'The DNA sequencing laboratory complements Source BioScience’s existing controlled environment storage facility in Tramore'

http://www.lifesciences.sourcebioscience.com/news/2014/02/03/source-bioscience-opens-new-dna-sequencing-facility-in-tramore.aspx

This apparently is the answer:

'In October 2013 Source BioScience acquired the stability storage company Vindon Scientific. The company manufacture bespoke stability storage facilities and offer stability storage services worldwide from premises in the UK, Ireland and the USA.'

http://www.sourcebioscience.com/