Illumina Accelerator has chosen five start - ups for its seventh class . Together, with our accomplished group of graduates, our newest investments are working to advance breakthrough applications in genomics, including therapeutics, diagnostics and direct-to-consumer applications.” The new cohort are focused on skin microbial therapeutics , fertility science , chronic pain alleviation , post - traumatic stress disorder treatment , biopharmaceutical ##s and clinical research services . The start - ups – DermBiont , MedAnswers , Mediphage Bioceuticals , TruGenomix Health and Unite Genomics – will gain access to advice and expertise in business and technology . The companies will also gain access to its spin - out Helix and its expertise in bioinformatics , applied genomics , product development and consumer products .
Illumina Accelerator has chosen five start - ups for its seventh class . The new cohort are focused on skin microbial therapeutics , fertility science , chronic pain alleviation , post - traumatic stress disorder treatment , biopharmaceutical ##s and clinical research services . The start - ups – DermBiont , MedAnswers , Mediphage Bioceuticals , TruGenomix Health and Unite Genomics – will gain access to advice and expertise in business and technology . The companies will also gain access to its spin - out Helix and its expertise in bioinformatics , applied genomics , product development and consumer products .