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12/9/2008
Affymetrix Technology Powers Cincinnati Children's Hospital's Innovative Test for Jaundice
12/8/2008
Affymetrix Completes Acquisition of Panomics
Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference
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Achieving ROI in Personalized Medicine: Barriers, Incentives, and Pathways to Commercialization
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Scientific Publications
Image Library
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GeneChip® Technology
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GeneChip® HT Array Plate Download Caption: The GeneChip® HT Array Plate enables researchers to perform large-scale studies by analyzing whole-genome expression for as many as 96 rat samples at a time. |
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GeneChip® Probe Array Download Caption: Affymetrix GeneChip® probe array. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Array in Hand Download Caption: Affymetrix GeneChip® probe array. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Mapping 500K Array Set Download Caption: The GeneChip® Mapping 500K Array Set enables highly powered whole-genome association studies. It is comprised of two arrays, each capable of genotyping on average 250,000 SNPs. |
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Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array Download Caption: Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array |
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bioMérieux FoodExpert-ID Array Download Caption: bioMérieux FoodExpert-ID Array. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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Xenopus laevis Genome Array Download Caption: Xenopus laevis. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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Zebrafish Genome Array Download Caption: Zebrafish Genome Array. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Technology Download Caption: Data from an experiment showing the expression of thousands of genes on a single GeneChip® probe array. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Array Output Download Caption: Data from an experiment showing the expression of thousands of genes on a single GeneChip® probe array. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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Eukaryotic Target Labeling Download Caption: An overview of eukaryotic target labeling for GeneChip® expression arrays. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Photolithography Download Caption: GeneChip® probe arrays are manufactured through a unique and robust process, a combination of photolithography and combinational chemistry. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Single Feature Download Caption: Cartoon depicting a single feature on an Affymetrix GeneChip® microarray. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Hybridization Download Caption: Cartoon depicting hybridization of tagged probes to Affymetrix GeneChip® microarray. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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Hybridized GeneChip® Microarray Download Caption: Cartoon depicting scanning of tagged and un-tagged probes on an Affymetrix GeneChip® microarray. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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GeneChip® Scanner 3000
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Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 Download Caption: New scanner: Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 with workstation Download Caption: Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 with workstation. Image courtesy of Affymetrix. |
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Affymetrix History
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First Microarray Prototype Download Caption: Circa 1989: The world's first microarray prototype built by Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D. and colleagues using a microscope slide. |
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Microarray Fabrication Cell Download Caption: Circa 1989: Microarray fabrication cell |
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First Microarray Containing over 1 Million DNA Sequences Download Caption: Circa 1993: World's first microarray containing over 1 million DNA seqences |
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First Commercial DNA Microarray Prototype Download Caption: Circa 1994: Commercial DNA microarray prototype |
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GeneChip® Human Genome U133A array Download Caption: Circa 2002: GeneChip® Human Genome U133A array. Part of a two-array set analyzing over 33,000 genes from the public databases. |
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High Contrast film-based Photomask Download Caption: Circa 1989: High contrast film-based photomask |
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Photocamera Download Caption: Circa 1989: Photocamera used for early photomask experiments |
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500 Micron Manufacturing Mask Download Caption: Circa 1989: High contrast mask made of chrome on glass at a feature size of 500 microns |
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16-Format Manufacturing Mask Download Caption: Circa 1993: 16-format, wafer-based manufacturing mask |
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49-Format Manufacturing Mask Download Caption: Circa 1995: 49-format, wafer-based manufacturing mask |
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400-Format Manufacturing Mask Download Caption: Circa 1999: 400-format, wafer-based manufacturing mask |
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First Microarray Scanner Download Caption: Circa 1989: World's first microarray scanner built by Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D. and colleagues |
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First Commercial Scanner Download Caption: Circa 1994: World's first commercial microarray scanner manufactured by Molecular Dynamics for Affymetrix |
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Affymetrix Microarray Scanner by Hewlett-Packard Download Caption: Circa 1997: Microarray scanner manufactured for Affymetrix by Hewlett-Packard |
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Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 Download Caption: Circa 2003: Affymetrix GeneChip® Scanner 3000 |
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First Microarray Scientific Publication Download Caption: Circa 1991: First scientific publication describing both microarray technology and combinatorial chemistry |
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Affymetrix Personnel
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Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D. Stepehen P.A. Fodor holding a GeneChip® Microarray |
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Kevin King President |
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Robert Lipshutz, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Emerging Markets |
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John C. Batty Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
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Affymetrix Manufacturing
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West Sacramento Manufacturing Facility The Affymetrix West Sacramento Manufacturing plant. |
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Substrate Cleaning Affymetrix production operator transfers wafers at the cleaning wetbench. |
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Anti-Reflective Coating Application An anti-reflective coating is applied to the substrate. |
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Substrate Silanation Bath Affymetrix production operator transfers coated wafers at the silanation wetbench. |
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Coated Substrate Cassette Affymetrix production operator inspects a cassette of coated substrates. |
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Chemistry Stations Affymetrix production operator loads a wafer into the modular oligo synthesizer, which performs sequential addition of phosphor ammodites to the wafer. |
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Nucleotide Addition A wafer is loaded onto the chemical station for nucleotide addition. |
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Wafer Transfer An Affymetrix operator transfers wafer from the photoaligner to the chemistry station during the photolithographic manufacturing process. |
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Photolithographic Mask An Affymetrix operator inspects a photolithographic mask prior to installation in the aligner. |
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Alignment Affymetrix production operator aligns a GeneChip® wafer on the pick-and-place machine, which takes the individual arrays from the wafer and places them into an aluminum tray in preparation for assembly into the GeneChip® cartridge. |
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Wafer to be Mounted for Dicing A synthesized wafer about to be placed onto the tape mounting station. |
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Wafer Tape Mount Affymetrix production operator secures the wafer to a tape ring prior to dicing. |
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Mounted Wafer Inspection Affymetrix production operator inspects a mounted wafer. |
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Wafer Load for Dicing A mounted wafer is loaded into the dicing saw. |
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Dicing An Affymetrix wafer being cut into individual arrays by a diamond-bladed saw. One 5x5 array can be cut into as many as 6,400 separate arrays. |
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Mounted Wafer The wafer after it has been mounted on the adhesive plastic film. |
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Pick and Place Affymetrix operator glues an array into a plastic GeneChip® cartridge. |
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Cartridge Labeling Affymetrix production operator inspects a labeled cartridge. |
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Labeled Cartridge Affymetrix production operator inspects a labeled cartridge. |
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Bar Code Label A barcoded Affymetrix label is applied to an array. |
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Hybridization Oven Affymetrix QC technician loads GeneChip® cartridges into the hybridization oven for overnight incubation. The oven's 45C temperature and the rotisserie motion encourage the DNA sample to hybridize to the DNA probes on the array surface. |
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QC Sample Loading Affymetrix QC technician injects a sample into a cartridge for testing. |
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Array Scan An Affymetrix QC technician analyzes a scanned image of an array. |
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96-Array Plate Format
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Affymetrix high throughput 96-array plate The Affymetrix high throughput microarray contains 96 individual arrays mounted onto a single plate. |
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96-array plate and cartridge Each of the 96 arrays on the plate contain the same content as a cartridge-based GeneChip® Human Genome U133A Array. |
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96-well scan tray After hybridization and wash steps, the 96-array plate is positioned into an optically clear 96-well receptacle plate for scanning. |
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High thoughput and single format GeneChip® arrays The 96-array plate with its corresponding scan tray, positioned next to a single GeneChip® Human Genome U133A Array |
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