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Cable Company Donates $3 Million to TGen Foundation; TV Spots Planned

Oct 19, 2004

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (GenomeWeb News) - Cox Communications has donated $3 million to the TGen Foundation to help pay for research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, according to a local media report.

The company also plans to air 30-second television ads to help educate Arizonaresidents about the institute's work in research for diseases such as breast cancer, autism, and prostate cancer, the ArizonaRepublicreported today on its website.

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