GenomeWeb
{{short description|Online genomics news organization}}
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| name = GenomeWeb
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| industry = Online journalism
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| founded = 1997
| founder = Dennis Waters
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| hq_location_city = New York City, New York
| hq_location_country = United States
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| key_people = Ed Winnick (editor-in-chief)
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| website = {{URL|https://www.genomeweb.com/}}
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GenomeWeb LLC is an online news organization based in New York City, New York. Established in 1997, it aims to report scientific and business news related to genomics.{{Cite web |url=https://www.genomeweb.com/about-us |title=About Us |website=GenomeWeb |language=en-us |access-date=2019-04-23}}
History
GenomeWeb LLC was founded in 1997 by publishing entrepreneur Dennis Waters. It initially published only two newsletters: BioInform and
Agricultural Genomics. Soon afterward, the company launched several more newsletters, as well as a magazine and a set of blogs on their website. By 2011, the company published eight newsletters, a news website, and the print magazine Genome Technology.{{Cite journal |last=McCarthy |first=Alice |date=June 2011 |title=GenomeWeb: Information for the Genomics Community |journal=Chemistry & Biology |language=en |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=681–682 |doi=10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.06.005|pmid=21700203 |doi-access=free }} In September 2019, it was acquired by Crain Communications.{{Cite press release |title=Crain Communications Inc acquires online news organization GenomeWeb |date=2019-09-06 |publisher=Crain Communications Inc |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crain-communications-inc-acquires-online-news-organization-genomeweb-300912549.html}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.genomeweb.com/}}
Category:Internet properties established in 1997
Category:Companies based in New York City
Category:1997 establishments in New York City
Category:American news websites
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