
Acquisition - October 4, 2020
10X Genomics acquires Swedish Cartana
US biotech company 10x Genomics has acquired Stockholm-based Cartana for 425 million SEK. The deal was made for a total of $41.2 million (425 million SEK) which includes a $7 million earnout. Cartana, which is currently located at Karolinska Institutet, will continue to be based in Stockholm. “Our team has been focused on developing In […]

Biotech Business - February 28, 2020
Cartana appoints a new CEO
Swedish biotechnology start-up Cartana has announced the appointment of Mårten Winge as CEO. A spin-out from the SciLifeLab, Cartana has launched a new spatial cell type mapping service and reagent kits for neuroscientists. This enables gene expression to be mapped in tissue samples for the first time at single cell resolution, opening up new levels […]

Biotech Business - January 28, 2020
CARTANA’s In Situ Sequencing chosen as key enabling technology in European Horizon 2020 funded projects
The European Union’s Horizon 2020 funding program has confirmed support for six pilot European Human Cell Atlas projects designed to contribute to the international Human Cell Atlas initiative (HCA) with studies of the brain, uterus, lung, pancreas and human gonad development. In parallel, Swedish biotechnology company CARTANA has announced that it is to become a […]