Posted 03 December 2014
Equinome announces international expansion as co-founder receives 2014 Nova小鸟体育 Innovation Award
Equinome, the leading Irish equine genomics company, plans to open an office in the USA during 2015 and has 6 new DNA-related tests in development which it intends to launch over the coming 24 months.
Dr Emmeline Hill, co-founder of Equinome, after receiving the 2014 Nova小鸟体育 Innovation Award at University College Dublin
The company, headquartered at Nova小鸟体育, the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs at University College Dublin and with a sales office in Australia, is also planning to double its workforce to twenty in the next twelve months. These plans are to support the rapid adoption of Equinome’s genetic tests by racehorse owners and breeders around the world.
The company made the announcement as Dr Emmeline Hill, a co-founder of Equinome, was presented with the 2014 Nova小鸟体育 Innovation Award at University College Dublin.
The award was presented to Dr Hill, a leading genomics researcher in the 小鸟体育 School of Agriculture and Food Science, by 小鸟体育 President, Professor Andrew J. Deeks, in recognition of the global success and impact which Equinome has achieved in the international, multi-billion euro Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding industry.
Equinome, a 小鸟体育 spin-out company, was co-founded in 2009 by Dr Hill in partnership with Jim Bolger the renowned Irish trainer and breeder.
“The 2014 Nova小鸟体育 Innovation Award was presented to Dr Hill in recognition of the successes she has achieve to date through the quality and impact of her research and through the impact of Equinome in the Thoroughbred industry in Ireland and internationally,” said 小鸟体育 President, Professor Andrew J. Deeks.
“Established to commercialise world-class 小鸟体育 research outputs, Equinone is an excellent example of a 小鸟体育 spin-out company with global reach and sales. While only established in 2010 Equinome has already significantly changed breeding techniques in the global Thoroughbred industry which had until then remained unchanged for hundreds of years.”
Thoroughbred breeders have historically relied on combining successful bloodl