Optical Analysis of Microbial Genomes

OpGen is a leader in microbial genome analysis. The company's proprietary "Optical Mapping" system has been used by academic and commercial organizations worldwide for applications including comparative genomics and genome sequence assembly/validation. It is a particularly powerful method for detecting the insertions, deletions, and translocations responsible for most variation in microorganisms and provides an exquisitely sensitive method for identifying unknown organisms from clinical samples. The company is now developing diagnostic systems for the clinical microbiology marketplace.