NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (GenomeWeb News) - Integrated DNA Technologies has acquired the custom oligonucleotide supplier GenBase for an undisclosed amount, the company said today.
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With the acquisition, the company will establish an IDT West Coast Operations division, the company said. The division will give IDT an immediate, local, next-day oligo production capability in the region, the heart of California's biotech industry.
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The West Coast Operations' new San Diego production facility will use IDT's own in-house nucleic acid synthesis technologies and processes to serve customers and will begin oligonucleotide production in late December.
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Dan Dernbach, general manager and eight-year veteran at IDT, will head West Coast Operations, the company said. GenBase's founder and CEO Jun Wang will remain as vice-president of international sales, with a focus on the Pacific Rim.