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Apocom Genomics, is a commercial biotechnology company focused specifically on serving customers in the field of computational biology and environmental risk analysis. The Company specializes in applying high performance computing to biological sciences to analyze complex ecosystems and in the development of software tools and consulting services to assist
bio-researchers and geneticists in locating and identifying the function of human, animal, plant and microbial genes.

ApoCom is a pre-eminent provider of computational tools and services to assist the research community in their quest to identify new DNA coding regions for use in the discovery of new drugs, diagnostics and the development of enhanced crops. ApoCom Genomics supports companies and researchers active in pharmaceutical, biomedical, agricultural, chemical, and environmental research.

Mission

The primary mission and focus of ApoCom Genomics is to meet the world's growing needs in environmental risk analysis and computational biology. In support of this mission, ApoCom provides proprietary software products, databases, data mining services and consultation in environmental toxicology, drug development and agricultural research. The Companyâs vision is simply to provide tools and services to facilitate a better understanding of complex biological systems. These value added products and services make it easier for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental and agricultural researchers to locate and characterize the genes and proteins associated with toxicological responses, as well as those implicated in promoting or inhibiting diseases. ApoCom professionals pledge to assist our customer's efforts in the advancement of science and in improving the condition of our world in an honest and ethical manner.

Corporate History

Located in beautiful East Tennessee, ApoCom was founded in November 1993. In 1994, ApoCom obtained a license from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to commercialize, market and sell one of the worldâs most recognized DNA sequence analysis and database comparison software packages, called GRAIL. Today, ApoCom Genomics is the worldâs leading supplier of the Grail line of bioinformatics software. The Company has licensed the Grail line to numerous multinational research organizations, including some of the biggest companies in pharmaceutical, agricultural and biotech research. In addition to the GrailEXP™ line of genome analysis products, ApoCom has developed and commercialized numerous specialized software tools for the analysis of complex eukaryotic genomes as well as pathogenic microbial (prokaryotic) genomes. The company has also entered into an agreement with Rescentris to market and distribute their exceptional line of electronic notebook products.  ApoCom has also been contracted to internally mine the genomes of a number of significant bacteria and viruses.  Finally, ApoCom Genomics is active in the assessment of complex aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and in conducting advanced risk analysis on systems exposed to chemical pollutants or biological pathogens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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