Phalanx Biotech Group
TypePrivate
IndustryBiotechnology
Bioinformatics
Founded2002
HeadquartersHsinchu, Taiwan
San Diego, California
Shanghai, China
Beijing, China
Number of locations
4
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsOneArray microarrays
Custom microarrays
ServicesMicroarray services
NGS services
Bioinformatics
Custom microarray printing
qPCR
miRNA profiling
SubsidiariesPhalanxBio, Inc.
Websitewww.phalanxbiotech.com
www.onearray.com

Phalanx Biotech Group was founded in 2002 as a result of collaboration between Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and several private companies and research institutes.[1] It is a manufacturer of DNA microarrays and a provider of gene expression profiling and microRNA profiling services based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, San Diego, California, Shanghai, China, and in Beijing, China. The company sells its DNA microarrays and service platform under the registered trademark name OneArray.[2]

Phalanx Biotech Group is a member of the FDA-led Microarray Quality Control Project.[3][4]

Description of Products and Services

Phalanx Biotech Group is a manufacturer and provider of DNA microarray products and services used for gene expression profiling and miRNA profiling.

Human, Mouse, Rat and Yeast whole genome OneArray DNA microarrays are manufactured and used for gene expression profiling products and services.

The miRNA profiling products and services include miRNA OneArray microarrays and related services for Human, Rodent, and many Model organism and Plant species.

Other than the OneArray services, Phalanx also offers Agilent microarray services, qPCR services, PCR array profiling services, and NGS services. Each one of these services can be accompanied by an extensive, customizable bioinformatics package.

Manufacturing

The DNA microarrays are produced using a patented non-contact inkjet deposition[5] of intact oligonucleotides. This is performed using a patented inkjet dispensing apparatus.[6][7] The oligonucleotides are deposited on a standard size 25mm X 75mm glass slide.

Milestones

DateMilestone
June 2002Phalanx Biotech Group, Inc. founded.[1]
April 2004U.S. subsidiary, PhalanxBio, Inc., founded.
July 2006Human OneArray Whole Genome DNA Microarray launched.
October 2006OneArray Service Center and Gene Expression Profiling Service launched.
January 2007Mouse OneArray Whole Genome DNA Microarray launched.
March 2009miRNA OneArray microarray products launched.
March 2010Yeast OneArray Whole Genome DNA Microarray launched.
July 2010Human OneArray v.5 launched.
October 2010miRNA OneArray v.2 launched.
December 2010Mouse OneArray v.2 launched.
March 2011Rat OneArray Whole Genome DNA Microarray launched.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gene chip venture Phalanx inaugurated", China Post, 24 January 2003.
  2. ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademarks Home, registration date 2 November 2010.
  3. ↑ MAQC Project
  4. ↑ Phalanx Biotech Group - MAQC Technical Note Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ United States Patent: Inkjet dispensing apparatus - 7,163,274
  6. ↑ United States Patent: Apparatus and method for introducing micro-volume liquid - 6,991,311
  7. ↑ United States Patent: Leakage detection apparatus and method for multi-channel inkjet cartridge - 7,182,423
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