Engineering DNA for next-generation therapeutics and forensics

At Parabon NanoLabs, we are developing a new class of nano-pharmaceuticals and advanced forensic tools by fully leveraging the power of DNA.

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Whether chemically engineering synthetic DNA for creating nano-pharmaceuticals or reverse engineering human DNA for biomarkers of medical or forensic significance, Parabon NanoLabs is developing some of the most compelling products of the DNA Age.

For example, our scientists and customers use the Parabon Essemblix™ Drug Development Platform to design and produce potent new compounds for the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, and biodefense applications.

We also offer the Parabon Snapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Service, which produces a descriptive profile of the source of any human DNA sample, including pigmentation, face morphology, and other forensically relevant traits.

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To learn more about our products and services, check out the Therapeutics and Forensics pages.

Latest News

: NEW Laboratory Uses Serial Rapist's DNA Left at Crime Scenes to Create Vivid Facial Composite WJLA.com
: NEW Detectives Using Advanced DNA Technology in Infant Death Cold Case WAVY.com
: NEW National Geographic Explorer Investigates Cutting-Edge Crime Solving Tool NatGeoTV.com
: NEW DNA Technique Leads to Break in Coral Springs, FL Homicide Case Sun-Sentinel.com
: NEW New DNA Analysis Now Predicts Who Killer Might Be WUSA9.com
: NEW Someone — Who May Have Looked Like This — Killed a Md. Store Owner 25 Years Ago WashingtonPost.com
: NEW Armed With Science: Technology Uses DNA to Predict a Person's Looks Defense.gov
: Cedar Rapids, IA Police Unveil Images Created Using DNA Technology TheGazette.com
: DNA Breakthrough: Using DNA Snapshots to Reveal Cold Case Killers CBS8.com
: Advanced DNA Science Leads to Arrest of Alleged Serial Rapist AthensNews.com
: Brazos County, TX Sheriff's Office Release New Sketch in Cold Case Murder KBTX TV
: Massachusetts Police Hail DNA Breakthrough in Vanessa Marcotte Murder Arrest IBTimes.com
: Composite Image Released for Suspect who Sexually Assaulted a Child AZFamily.com
: New Technology Could Help Authorities Identify Suspects ABC15.com
: Parabon presents at the ACCP 32nd AGM and Conference
May 1–3 in Oranjestad, Aruba
: Clearer Picture Emerges of Grand Prairie, TX Killer DallasNews.com
: Columbus, GA Police Seek DNA Technology to Identify Suspect WTVM.com
: US Army Offers $10,000 Reward to Solve Murder of Fort Carson Soldier ArmyTimes.com
: Do You Recognize This Brockton, MA Rapist and Possible Murderer? Bridgewater.WickedLocal.com
: Composite Image Released in 2007 Valentine's Day Murder FOX5SanDiego.com
: Phoenix, AZ Investigators Use New DNA Tech 12NEWS.com
: Police Identify Suspect in 1997 Cold-Case Rape and Killing in Costa Mesa, CA LATimes.com
: DNA Phenotyping Provides 'Snapshot' of Man Sought in 2001 Aventura, FL Killing Local10.com
: Parabon's DNA Phenotyping Had Crucial Role in North Carolina Double-Murder Arrest, Conviction ForensicMag.com
: Parabon NanoLabs Wins Prestigious 2016 Tibbetts Award
DNA Technology Innovator Recognized by Small Business Administration
: Boston Authorities Seek Person of Interest in Marcotte Murder Case BostonGlobe.com
: Specialized Technology Could Help Solve Murder of Vanessa Marcotte WBZ TV 4, CBS Boston
New Composite Image of Sweeney's Killer Generates 150 Tips Sudbury.com: Heidi Ulrichsen reporting for Sudbury.com
Could DNA Phenotyping Construct a Likeness of the Gold Coast Rapist? TheAge.com.au: Drawing an offender's face from a drop of blood — by Andrew Purcell
Fayetteville, NC Police Closer to Catching Ramsey Street Rapist FayObserver.com: Monica Vendituoli reporting for the Fayetteville Observer
Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit Introduces New Partnership FayettevilleNC.gov: City of Fayetteville, North Carolina Police Department Press Release
Parabon, Leader in DNA Phenotyping, Creating Next-Gen Software Platform ForensicMag.com: Parabon's Keystone DNA Analysis Platform featured in Forensic Magazine
Parabon Awarded Government Contract to Develop Next-Generation Forensic DNA Analysis Platform: Software to advance Department of Defense forensic capabilities with support for latest DNA technologies
Paradise, PA Mystery Torso Investigation Generates Victim's "Snapshot" Composite PoconoRecord.com: Andrew Scott reporting for the Pocono Record
Police Release DNA Composite in UCF Student's 15-Year-Old Cold Case ClickOrlando.com: Emilee Speck and Melodi Smith reporting for WKMG News 6
Parabon Seeks Volunteers for DNA Kinship Study to Help Identify Fallen Soldiers from Past Conflicts: Extended families recruited to advance identification methods using DNA from distant relatives
Tests Help Sheriff Determine What Baby Hope's Parents Might Look Like CBSLocal.com: Bernie Tafoya reporting for CBS Chicago
DuPage Sheriff: What Baby Hope's Parents May Look Like DailyHerald.com: Jessica Cilella reporting for the Daily Herald
DNA Sketches A Suspect In Cold Case Slaying of Agawam, MA Teacher BostonGlobe.com: Laura Crimaldi reporting for the Boston Globe
Police Release Facial Image They Say Could Help Identify Murdered UNC Student's Killer ABC TV: Ryan Smith reporting for 20/20
DNA Breakthrough Finally Gives 'A Face To This Crime.' But Can It Solve A Woman's 1992 Murder? WashingtonPost.com: Cleve R. Wootson Jr. reporting for the Washington Post
Dismembered Body Found in Louisiana Could Have Ties to Mississippi Gulf Coast WLOX.com: Chris Thies reporting for WLOX TV
Hampden County, MA District Attorney Releases DNA-Generated Image of Suspect MassLive.com: Dan Glaun (@dglaun) reporting on the unsolved homicide of Lisa Ziegert from Agawam, Massachusetts
Oxnard Police Use New DNA Technology vcstar.com: Marjorie Hernandez reporting for the Ventura County Star
Parabon Snapshot featured in "The Telltale Strand" ProtoMag.com: Kristen French reporting for Proto Magazine
Dr. Greytak Presents at the 2016 International Symposium on Human Identification: Sep 26–29 in Minneapolis, MN — #ISHI27
DNA Phenotyping Recreates the Face of an Alleged Serial Killer ForensicMag.com: Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine
Murder Suspect Sketched from DNA Test 30 Years Later CNN.com
New Technology Leads to Sketch of Triple Homicide Suspect KUSA TV: Noel Brennan reporting for 9NEWS.com in Denver, CO
Galveston Police Use DNA to Create Composite of 1988 Murder Victim GalvNews.com: John Wayne Ferguson reporting for the Galveston Daily News
New DNA Technology Assists with Predicting Appearance of Homicide Victim YourHoustonNews.com: City of Galveston, TX Police Dept releases Snapshot prediction of unidentified female found decapitaed in 1988
How Science is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving National Geographic: Advances in forensics are giving us an unprecedented ability to solve cases—and exposing mistakes in some investigations.
Pennsylvania State Police Use DNA to Look For Cold-Case Killer CentreDaily.com: Lori Falce reporting for the Centre Daily Times
Police Release Composite of Suspect in Warwick, RI Murder WPRI.com: Shaun Towne reporting for WPRI12 TV
Decades-old Case Turns Hot Thanks to New Technology WUSA9.com: Debra Alfarone reporting for WUSA TV
DNA Phenotyping Puts Face on Cold Case Suspect WJLA.com: Roz Plater reporting for ABC7 WJLA TV
Fort Wayne Police Release New Composite of Suspected Tinsley Killer: Sheryl Krieg reporting for the News-Sentinel
Loudoun County Turns to Composite Image Based on DNA to Crack Cold Case NBCWashington.com: Northern Virginia bureau reporter David Culver reports on a new way to take DNA and come up with a composite.
Loudoun Sheriff's Office Uses Advances in DNA Technology to Gain Cold Case Information: Loudoun Times article
Tacoma Police Release DNA Snapshot Composite Images of Suspects in 1986 Murders DarkSleuth.com: Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian murders featured on Dark Sleuth blog
Windsor, Ontario Police Hope DNA Composite Profile Will Help Solve 45-Year-Old Murder CTVNews.ca: Christie Bezaire reporting for CTV Windsor News
WANTED: Tacoma Police release DNA composites of 2 killers in 1986 child murders YouTube.com: Q13 Fox News report from April 6th, 2016
New DNA Technique Could Lead to a Break In Snowbird Murder Case TheStar.com: Michael Robinson reporting for the Toronoto Star
Florida Police Turn to DNA Phenotyping to Solve Toronto Couple's Murder CityNews.ca: Toronto's CityNews reporting on Hallandale Beach, FL Investigation
Snapshot Reveals Two Perpetrators Responsible for Child Abduction Murders in Tacoma, WA: Local Police Reopen 30-year Old Cases with First Ever Use of Child Abduction Response Team in a Cold Case Investigation
Police Use Snapshot to Sharpen Image of Athens, Ohio Serial Rapist AthensNews.com: David DeWitt reporting for the Athens News
Tacoma Police Release [Snapshot] Composite Sketches of Suspects in 1986 Slayings TheNewsTribune.com: Stacia Glenn reporting for the News Tribune
Athens Police Department Releases New Information, DNA Report on Sexual Predator ThePostAthens.com: Kaitlin Fochesato reporting for The Post
Parabon Announces Snapshot Facial Reconstruction Service: First-ever Combination of DNA Phenotyping with Forensic Facial Reconstruction Revolutionizes Investigation of Unidentified Persons
Police Hope Composite Image Can Help Close Cold Case WBALTV.com: Kim Dacey reporting for WBAL TV
Police seek information about 30-year-old Glen Burnie cold case CapitalGazette.com: Meredith Newman reporting for the Capital Gazette
Technology Reveals 30 Year Old Murder Victim's Face ArundelNewsNet.com: Holly Basta reporting for the Arundel News Network
Parabon Awarded U.S. Department of Defense Contract to Aid Identification of Remains from Past Conflicts: Snapshot Kinship Analysis to Be Enhanced for Toughest Missing Personnel Cases
Police Use Discarded Chewing Gum To Figure Out What A Suspect Looks Like PoliceProfessional.com: Nick Hudson writing for Police Professional
Pinch of DNA to Reconstruct a Suspect's Face May Help Fla. Police DigitalJournal.com: Megan Hamilton writing for Digital Journal
Can DNA Predict a Face? ScienceNews.org: Meghan Rosen reporting for Science News
Snapshot Featured on Fox Television's Xploration Earth 2050: DNA Phenotyping cited as the future of DNA Forensics
National Geographic Awards Grant for Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Study: Forensic DNA expert Dr. Bruce Budowle to perform National Geographic evaluation
Snapshot Featured on TNT Real-life Crime Show 'Cold Justice': John Walsh interviews investigative team about "the most exciting development in DNA technology"
Snapshot Produces Composite of Miami-Dade County "Serial Creeper": Four Florida jurisdictions jointly release Snapshot composite in televised press conference
Snapshot Helps Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Redirect Investigation into Sierra Bouzigard's Cold Case: CPSO Sheriff Tony Mancuso releases Snapshot composite in press conference
Technology Reconstructs Person's Facial Features Using DNA Sample KPLCTV.com: Erika Ferrando reporting for KPLC News
DNA Phenotyping Gets a Forensic Artist's Touch ForensicMag.com: Snapshot Forensic Art Enhancement Services featured in Forensic Magazine
Parabon Announces New Snapshot Forensic Art Service at the International Homicide Investigators Association Meeting PRNewswire: Progression, Accessorization and Facial Reconstruction Now Available for Parabon's Snapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Service
New DNA Analysis Technology Could Help Solve Cold Cases P&SN: Snapshot featured in Police and Security News Magazine
Putting a Face to DNA: New Tech Gives Hope in Cold Cases NBC: Snapshot featured on NBC Nightly News with Kate Snow
Snapshot Reveals New Clues in 27-Year Old Cold Case: Parabon generates composite image from DNA linked to 1988 murder of April Tinsley
Parabon Snapshot nominated for Cannes Innovation Award
What's Old Is New Again: Bob Grant, writing for The Scientist
A Hong Kong Clean-Up Campaign Identifies Litterbugs Through DNA Fast Company: Jeff Beer, writing for Co.Create
Hong Kong Anti-Littering Campaign Uses DNA From Trash to Shame People Time.com: Justin Worland, writing for the South China Morning Post
Creepy Ads Use Litterbugs' DNA to Shame Them Publicly WIRED: Liz Stinson, writing for WIRED.com
Snapshot Puts a Face on Litterbugs HKCleanup.org: Ogilvy & Mather "The Face of Litter" Campaign Launches on Global Earth Day to Support Hong Kong Cleanup Challenge
Reconstructed Phantom Images of DNA N24: Parabon Snapshot featured on German TV
A Kodak Moment for Law Enforcement Police Chief Magazine: Using DNA Blueprints to Build Facial Composites by David J. Roberts
Police Use DNA To Generate a Suspect's Face Slashdot.org
Building a Face, and a Case, on DNA New York Times: Andrew Pollack, writing for NYTimes.com
New Technology Generates Photo Illustration From A Person's DNA: Melody Schreiber, writing for the Washington Post
Parabon announces Collaboration with Dr. Bruce Budowle at AAFS 2015: Renowned Forensic Expert to Conduct Peer-Reviewed Validation of Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service
New System Creates Faces Based Off DNA Samples Fox News (TV): Dr. Greytak interviewed by Stuart Varney of Varney & Co.
First DNA-Phenotyped Image of 'Person of Interest' in Double Homicide: Snapshot profiled in Forensic Magazine
DNA: The Next Frontier in Forensics Financial Times: Clive Cookson, writing for FT.com
Forensic experts create e-fits from DNA Daily Mail: Traces at crime scenes used to build face shapes with accurate eye and skin colour
Modeling Suspects' Faces Using DNA From Crime Scenes PopSci: Francie Diep, writing for Popular Science
A New Way DNA Can Help You ID Your Unknown Suspect Police One: Tim Dees, writing for PoliceOne.com
Reston Company Develops New Forensic DNA Analysis Technique: Gregg MacDonald of the Fairfax Times
New DNA Technique May Reveal Face of Killer in Unsolved Double-Murder: Christina Corbin, writing for Fox News
Snapshot Puts a Face on a Four-Year-Old Cold Case: Parabon Snapshot used to identify possible person-of-interest
5 Private Biotechs Revolutionizing Medicine Fool.com: Maxx Chatsko, writing for The Motley Fool
Parabon NanoLabs: Applied DNA Nanotechnology, from Custom-Designed Drugs to Virtual Mug Shots: Parabon NanoLabs profiled by Duke University Department of Electrical & Computer Science
Parabon Awarded CRCF Grant for Artificial Vaccine Platform: CIT Announces Awards for the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) FY2013 Solicication
Biotechs Explore Role for 3D Printing In Drug Development: Parabon Nanolabs profiled by New York Genome Center (nygenome.org)
The 7 Best Inventions of 2012: Huffington Post names Parabon Essemblix one of the seven best inventions of 2012
Parabon NanoLabs Awarded NSF Grant for Development of Cancer Therapeutic with Industry Partner Janssen R&D: Novel formulation aims to reduce side-effects and improve efficacy of approved chemotherapeutic compound

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