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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In December 2005, Affymetrix announced that Applied Biosystems had &amp;quot;taken a non-exclusive, worldwide license to a number of Affymetrix patents related to&amp;quot; various microarrays.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TNAffy05&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/affymetrix-and-applied-biosystems-enter-into-licensing-agreement-185340 |title=Affymetrix and Applied Biosystems Enter into Licensing Agreement |work=Technology Networks |date=26 December 2005 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In December 2005, Affymetrix announced that Applied Biosystems had &amp;quot;taken a non-exclusive, worldwide license to a number of Affymetrix patents related to&amp;quot; various microarrays.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TNAffy05&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/affymetrix-and-applied-biosystems-enter-into-licensing-agreement-185340 |title=Affymetrix and Applied Biosystems Enter into Licensing Agreement |work=Technology Networks |date=26 December 2005 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January 2016, [[Thermo Scientific|Thermo Fisher Scientific]] announced the intent to acquire Affymetrix for $14.00 per share in cash, at a purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BWThermo16&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160108005915/en/Thermo-Fisher-Scientific-to-Acquire-Affymetrix |title=Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Affymetrix |work=Business Wire |date=08 January 2016 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The deal was finalized March 31, 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GWTherm016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; By 2020, the acquired Affymetrix solutions were rebranded to &amp;quot;Applied Biosystems.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TFAffyRebrand20&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis/affymetrix.html?navMode=35810&amp;amp;aId=productsNav |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812214737/https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis/affymetrix.html?navMode=35810&amp;amp;aId=productsNav |title=Affymetrix |publisher=Thermo Fisher Scientific |archivedate=12 August 2020 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Thermo had prior acquired Life Technologies in 2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;EvansThermo13&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/sepspec.13e1967f5b1/full/ |title=Thermo Fisher to acquire Life Technologies for $13.6 billion |author=Evans, J. |work=Wiley Analytical Science |date=17 April 2013 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, which was the byproduct of the 2008 merger of Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen in November 2008.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SECForm8-KAppliedBio08&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/431/0001193125-08-210995.pdf |format=PDF |title=Form 8-K, SEC Accession No. 0001193125-08-210995 |publisher=SEC |date=15 October 2008 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January 2016, [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Vendor:&lt;/ins&gt;Thermo Scientific|Thermo Fisher Scientific]] announced the intent to acquire Affymetrix for $14.00 per share in cash, at a purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BWThermo16&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160108005915/en/Thermo-Fisher-Scientific-to-Acquire-Affymetrix |title=Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Affymetrix |work=Business Wire |date=08 January 2016 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The deal was finalized March 31, 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GWTherm016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; By 2020, the acquired Affymetrix solutions were rebranded to &amp;quot;Applied Biosystems.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TFAffyRebrand20&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis/affymetrix.html?navMode=35810&amp;amp;aId=productsNav |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812214737/https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis/affymetrix.html?navMode=35810&amp;amp;aId=productsNav |title=Affymetrix |publisher=Thermo Fisher Scientific |archivedate=12 August 2020 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Thermo had prior acquired Life Technologies in 2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;EvansThermo13&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/sepspec.13e1967f5b1/full/ |title=Thermo Fisher to acquire Life Technologies for $13.6 billion |author=Evans, J. |work=Wiley Analytical Science |date=17 April 2013 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, which was the byproduct of the 2008 merger of Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen in November 2008.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SECForm8-KAppliedBio08&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/431/0001193125-08-210995.pdf |format=PDF |title=Form 8-K, SEC Accession No. 0001193125-08-210995 |publisher=SEC |date=15 October 2008 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Move page script moved page &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php?title=Affymetrix,_Inc.&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Affymetrix, Inc. (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Affymetrix, Inc.&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Vendor:Affymetrix,_Inc.&quot; title=&quot;Vendor:Affymetrix, Inc.&quot;&gt;Vendor:Affymetrix, Inc.&lt;/a&gt; without leaving a redirect&lt;/p&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Finished updates.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Affymetrix was formally founded in the state of California in 1992.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CalSearch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/ |title=Business Search |publisher=California Secretary of State |accessdate=07 January 2022 |quote=Search for entity # C1522805}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By 1997, the company was touting its GeneChip analysis system, offering &amp;quot;researchers fast, efficient access to large amounts of genetic information.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffGC97&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970427222618/http://www.affymetrix.com/products.html |title=Products: GeneChip systems |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=27 April 1997 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1998, the GeneChip [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) was introduced for managing and tracking &amp;quot;process data, raw data, and probe array results from multiple GeneChip systems or other ... genetic information source.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffGCLIMS98&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products/bioinformatics.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205180607/http://www.affymetrix.com/products/bioinformatics.html |title=GeneChip Information Systems |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=05 December 1998 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2001, version 3.0 of their LIMS—renamed to Affymetrix LIMS—was introduced to the market.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffLIMS01&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://affymetrix.com/support/technical/datasheets/lims_datasheet.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701222245/http://affymetrix.com/support/technical/datasheets/lims_datasheet.pdf |format=PDF |title=Affymetrix Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) 3.0 |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=01 July 2003 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Affymetrix was formally founded in the state of California in 1992.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CalSearch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/ |title=Business Search |publisher=California Secretary of State |accessdate=07 January 2022 |quote=Search for entity # C1522805}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By 1997, the company was touting its GeneChip analysis system, offering &amp;quot;researchers fast, efficient access to large amounts of genetic information.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffGC97&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970427222618/http://www.affymetrix.com/products.html |title=Products: GeneChip systems |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=27 April 1997 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1998, the GeneChip [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) was introduced for managing and tracking &amp;quot;process data, raw data, and probe array results from multiple GeneChip systems or other ... genetic information source.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffGCLIMS98&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products/bioinformatics.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205180607/http://www.affymetrix.com/products/bioinformatics.html |title=GeneChip Information Systems |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=05 December 1998 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2001, version 3.0 of their LIMS—renamed to Affymetrix LIMS—was introduced to the market.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffLIMS01&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://affymetrix.com/support/technical/datasheets/lims_datasheet.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701222245/http://affymetrix.com/support/technical/datasheets/lims_datasheet.pdf |format=PDF |title=Affymetrix Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) 3.0 |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=01 July 2003 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; However, by the early 2000s, the LIMS software may have been integrated into the GeneChip Operating Software (GCOS) platform.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffSoft03&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products/software/index.affx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801162208/http://www.affymetrix.com/products/software/index.affx |title=Software |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=01 August 2003 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In December 2005, Affymetrix announced that Applied Biosystems had &amp;quot;taken a non-exclusive, worldwide license to a number of Affymetrix patents related to&amp;quot; various microarrays.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TNAffy05&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/affymetrix-and-applied-biosystems-enter-into-licensing-agreement-185340 |title=Affymetrix and Applied Biosystems Enter into Licensing Agreement |work=Technology Networks |date=26 December 2005 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In January 2016, [[Thermo Scientific|Thermo Fisher Scientific]] announced the intent to acquire Affymetrix for $14.00 per share in cash, at a purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BWThermo16&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160108005915/en/Thermo-Fisher-Scientific-to-Acquire-Affymetrix |title=Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Affymetrix |work=Business Wire |date=08 January 2016 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The deal was finalized March 31, 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GWTherm016&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; By 2020, the acquired Affymetrix solutions were rebranded to &amp;quot;Applied Biosystems.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TFAffyRebrand20&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis/affymetrix.html?navMode=35810&amp;amp;aId=productsNav |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812214737/https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis/affymetrix.html?navMode=35810&amp;amp;aId=productsNav |title=Affymetrix |publisher=Thermo Fisher Scientific |archivedate=12 August 2020 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Thermo had prior acquired Life Technologies in 2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;EvansThermo13&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/sepspec.13e1967f5b1/full/ |title=Thermo Fisher to acquire Life Technologies for $13.6 billion |author=Evans, J. |work=Wiley Analytical Science |date=17 April 2013 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, which was the byproduct of the 2008 merger of Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen in November 2008.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SECForm8-KAppliedBio08&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/431/0001193125-08-210995.pdf |format=PDF |title=Form 8-K, SEC Accession No. 0001193125-08-210995 |publisher=SEC |date=15 October 2008 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;)&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==Technology and products==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Affymetrix LIMS was a LIMS &amp;quot;developed to meet our customers’ requirements for management of the large amount of experimental information generated using Affymetrix GeneChip technology.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffLIMS01&amp;quot; /&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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'''Affymetrix, Inc.''' developed and marketed genomic and microarray technologies for translational and clinical research.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Affymetrix was formally founded in the state of California in 1992.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CalSearch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/ |title=Business Search |publisher=California Secretary of State |accessdate=07 January 2022 |quote=Search for entity # C1522805}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By 1997, the company was touting its GeneChip analysis system, offering &amp;quot;researchers fast, efficient access to large amounts of genetic information.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffGC97&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970427222618/http://www.affymetrix.com/products.html |title=Products: GeneChip systems |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=27 April 1997 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1998, the GeneChip [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) was introduced for managing and tracking &amp;quot;process data, raw data, and probe array results from multiple GeneChip systems or other ... genetic information source.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffGCLIMS98&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.affymetrix.com/products/bioinformatics.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205180607/http://www.affymetrix.com/products/bioinformatics.html |title=GeneChip Information Systems |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=05 December 1998 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2001, version 3.0 of their LIMS—renamed to Affymetrix LIMS—was introduced to the market.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AffLIMS01&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://affymetrix.com/support/technical/datasheets/lims_datasheet.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701222245/http://affymetrix.com/support/technical/datasheets/lims_datasheet.pdf |format=PDF |title=Affymetrix Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) 3.0 |publisher=Affymetrix, Inc |archivedate=01 July 2003 |accessdate=07 January 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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