Engineering DNA for next-generation therapeutics and forensics

At Parabon NanoLabs, we are developing a new class of nano-pharmaceuticals and advanced forensic tools by fully leveraging the power of DNA.


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Whether chemically engineering synthetic DNA for creating nano-pharmaceuticals or reverse engineering human DNA for biomarkers of medical or forensic significance, Parabon NanoLabs is developing some of the most compelling products of the DNA Age.

For example, our scientists and customers use the Parabon Essemblix™ Drug Development Platform to design and produce potent new compounds for the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, and biodefense applications.

We also offer the Parabon Snapshot® DNA Phenotyping Service, which produces a descriptive profile of the source of any human DNA sample, including pigmentation, face morphology, and other forensically relevant traits.

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To learn more about our products and services, check out the Therapeutics and Forensics pages.

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[IMAGE] Tyler Grenon, 20, of Attleboro, RI, left, and Matthew Dusseault, 23, of Woonsocket, RI, at their arraignment

NEW How DNA and a Tattoo Led to Charges in Cold RI Murder Case ProvidenceJournal.com

NEW Arrest Made in Home Invasion Rape of Elderly St. George, UT, Woman TheSpectrum.com

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NEW How the Golden State Killer and a Genealogy Database Spawned a Golden Era in Cracking Cold Cases MercuryNews.com

[IMAGE] Snapshot Composites of Marinette County, WI, Person of Interest Aged 25 and 65

NEW Scientists Sketched Out a Suspect's Face Using DNA from a 42-Year-Old Cold Case CNN.com

[IMAGE] DNA Helps Investigators Crack 30-Year-Old Cold Case

NEW 'This Is Just The Beginning': Using DNA and Genealogy to Crack Cases NBCNews.com

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NEW How a Genealogist Helped Police Crack and Infamous 30-Year-Old Cold Case CBSNews.com

[IMAGE] April Tinsley Cold Case Cracked By DNA Test

NEW April Tinsley Cold Case Cracked By DNA Test; 30-Year-Old Mystery Solved By New Technology Today.com

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NEW Chronicle: Music and Murder - The Death of Christy Mirack WGAL.com

[IMAGE] Parabon's CeCe Moore Explains Genetic Genealogy

NEW Parabon Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore Explains How Genealogy Led to 'Golden State Killer' Arrest 20/20

[IMAGE] Comparison of Parabon Snapshot Prediction and Actual Arrest Photo of John D. Miller

NEW UPDATED: Grabill, IN, Man Arrested on Murder, Other Charges in 30-Year-Old April Tinsley Murder Case News-Sentinel.com

[IMAGE] Man Arrested in April Tinsley Case

NEW After 30 Years, Police Say They've Captured a Child-Killer Who Left a Sickening Trail of Taunts WashingtonPost.com

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NEW Newport Beach, CA, Police Release DNA Snapshot of Possible Suspect in Girl's 1973 Slaying Los Angeles Times

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NEW Cold Cases Heat Up as Law Enforcement Uses Genetics to Solve Past Crimes ScientificAmerican.com

[IMAGE] Good Morning America -- DNA and Genetic Genealogy Becoming Major Game Changer in Cold Cases

NEW How DNA and Genetic Genealogy Are Becoming The "Major Game-Changer" to Heat Up Decades-Old Cold Cases Good Morning America

[IMAGE] Today Show -- Cracking Cold Cases; DNA and Genealogy Sites Change Crime Solving

NEW Cracking Cold Cases — DNA & Genealogy Sites Change Crime Solving Today.com

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NEW Genealogists Turn to Cousins' DNA and Family Trees to Crack Five More Cold Cases NYTimes.com

[IMAGE] Arrest of James Otto Earhart

Genealogy Used to Solve Brazos County, Texas, Cold Case Click2Houston.com

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Killer Identified in 1981 Cold Case Using DNA Evidence KBTX.com

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Undercover Cops Grabbed a DJ's Chewing Gum, Cracked a Teacher's 1992 Murder WashingtonPost.com

[IMAGE] Cold Case Cracked -- DNA Testing Cracks Case

A Deeper Look Into How Genealogy Helped Solve Christy Mirack's Murder Local21News.com

[IMAGE] Lancaster County, PA, Police News Conference

Why A Private Company is Cracking Cold Cases Instead of State Police, The FBI PennLive.com

[IMAGE] Police: DNA Lead to Cold Case Arrest

Old-Fashioned Police Work, Sophisticated Technology Solved 32-Year-Old Tacoma, WA Murder Q13Fox.com

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Waterloo, ONT Regional Police Release New Composite in Connection to Sexual Assault Investigation WRPS.on.ca

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DNA Technology Sketches Suspect in Unsolved Child Sex Assaults in Kitchener, Waterloo, ONT GlobalNews.ca

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The Key to Cracking Cold Cases Might Be Genealogy Sites WIRED.com

[IMAGE] Inside Edition producer Alison Hall and Parabon NanoLabs' Director of Bioinformatics, Dr. Ellen Graytak, review Alison's Snapshot® DNA Phenotyping Results

New Technology Can Reveal Facial Features from DNA Swab InsideEdition.com

[IMAGE] Snapshot Prediction of Sacramento, CA, Jane Doe

New DNA Tech Creates Face of Sacramento Jane Doe FOX40.com

[IMAGE] 55-Year-Old William Earl Talbott Arrested In Connection With 1987 Murder of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook

Police Make Arrest in 1987 Murders of Victora, BC Couple CTVNews.ca

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Technique Used to Find Golden State Killer Leads to a Suspect in 1987 Murders NYTimes.com

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Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in Snohomish County, WA Double Homicide Investigation Snohomish County, WA Sheriff's Office

[IMAGE] Victims Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook

Law Enforcement Credits Genetic Genealogy in 1987 Cold Case Arrest MonroeMonitor.com

[IMAGE] Snapshot Composite Profile and Police Sketches of Fort Worth, TX, Murder Victim

DNA Provides Picture of Fort Worth Murder Victim NBCDFW.com

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DNA Data From 100 Crime Scenes Has Been Uploaded to a Genealogy Website - Just Like The Golden State Killer BuzzFeed.com

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Bridgeport, CT Police Release Composite of 1993 Cold Case Homicide Victim @BPTPolice (Facebook)

[IMAGE] Police Sketch of Fort Worth, TX Jane Doe

Police Seek Identity of Slain Woman Found in Shallow Grave Star-Telegram.com

[IMAGE] Forensic Magazine Cover Story: Parabon, Known for Phenotyping, Announces Genealogy Service

Forensic Magazine Cover Story: Parabon, Known for Phenotyping, Announces Genealogy Service ForensicMag.com

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Parabon Announces Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service for Law Enforcement
Forensic DNA Samples Screened for Nearly 100 Agencies and Hits Abound

[IMAGE] Angie Ricono reporting for KCTV-TV, CBS 5, Kansas City, MO

Investigation: DNA Detective KCTV5.com

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For the First Time: NCMEC Uses Color for Facial Reconstruction EvidenceMagazine.com

[IMAGE] Color-Enhanced Facial Reconstruction

Innovative Technology Provides New Clues MissingKids.com

[IMAGE] Photo of Victim, Pamela Faye Felkins; Snapshot Composite Profile of Person of Interest

New DNA Results Reveal Person of Interest in 28-Year-Old Cold Case TVH11.com

[IMAGE] Isle of Wight, VA Police Press Conference

How a Virginia Technology Company Is Helping Solve Murders WTKR.com

[IMAGE] Taras Caldwell Charged In The Death Of Shaquana Marie Caldwell

Anne Arundel County Police Use DNA Snapshot to Aid Identification of Baltimore Murder Victim, Leading to Arrest and Confession

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DNA Technology Reveals New Suspect Images in '91 Murder of Teen in Federal Way, WA Q13Fox.com

[IMAGE] Police Sketch of Infant; Mother's Snapshot

Calgary Police Use DNA to Sketch Mother of Infant Found in Dumpster CalgarySun.com

[IMAGE] DNA found under Virginia Freeman's fingernails was retested by Parabon Snapshot DNA [sic] and helped produce a picture of what the killer could look like

DNA Evidence Leads to New Hope in Brazos, TX Murder Investigation ABC13.com

[IMAGE] Jordan Armstrong reporting for WFAA-TV, ABC 8, Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth, TX, Police Hoping DNA Technology Will Help Solve 1983 Cold Case Murder WFAA.com

[IMAGE] A diagram showing the range of Snapshot kinship inference compared to traditional forensic DNA kinship methods

Parabon® Announces Major Upgrade to Snapshot® Forensic DNA Service for Distant Kinship Inference
Improved DNA Test Offers Powerful New Avenue for Forensic Investigations

[IMAGE] Investigative Reporter Bob Ward Examines a Snapshot Composite Profile

New England's Unsolved: Putting a Digital Face on Crime Fox25Boston.com

[IMAGE] DNA Tech Company Bringing New Life To Old Cases

Virginia-Based DNA Tech Company May Help Solve Anne Arundel Cold Case ABC2News.com

[IMAGE] Dr. Ellen Greytak Presenting Snapshot DNA Phenotype Report

Blood Spatter May Link Killer to Odenton, MD Cold Case ABC2News.com

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Boyfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Woman's Case WBALTV.com

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Baltimore, MD Police Charge Man With Murder of Missing 26-Year-Old Girlfriend BaltimoreSun.com

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These Advances in DNA Research Could Change Crime-Fighting Forever NYPost.com

[IMAGE] Norristown, PA, Police Press Conference

Investigators Use Norristown, PA, Rapist's DNA to Create Sketches 6ABC.com

[IMAGE] Miguel Martinez-Valle holding up Snapshot profile picture

Montgomery County, PA, Officials Use DNA Samples to Create Picture of Rape Suspect NBCPhiladelphia.com

[IMAGE] Sketch Released in 2004 Murder

Tulsa, OK, Police Release Composite of Suspect in 2004 Homicide NewsOn6.com

[IMAGE] Comparison of Hugo Giron-Polanco and Snapshot Prediction

DNA Leads to Arrest in 2010 Rape at Davie, FL, Park Local10.com

[IMAGE] Monmouth, NJ, Prosecutor's Office Press Conference

Bloody Clothing Near Baby's Body Leads to Composite of Mother's Face ForensicMag.com

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Aurora, CO, Police Department Releases DNA Phenotyping Snapshot of Suspect in Oakey Kit's Homicide Case AuroraGov.org

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South Salt Lake, UT, Police Say DNA Snapshot Could Help Solve 2010 Fatal Stabbing of Sherry Black SLTrib.com

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DNA Sketch Leads to Suspect Confession in Texas Slaying APNews.com

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Virginia Beach Police Trying New Technology in Cold Case Homicide PilotOnline.com

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New DNA Technique Helps Break Case Good Morning America
Alleged Killer Confesses After Seeing Police Sketch

[IMAGE] Forensic Magazine -- Texas Man Confesses to 18-month-old Homicide Days After Release of DNA Phenotype Profile

Texas Man Confesses to 18-month-old Homicide Days After Release of DNA Phenotype Profile ForensicMag.com

[IMAGE] Brown County, TX, Sheriff Vance Hill: "If it wasn't for the profile, we wouldn't be here today"

Brown County, TX, Sheriff Vance Hill: "Murder Suspect Wasn't On Radar Until Composite Sketch Released" KTXS.com

[IMAGE] DNA Brings New Clues to Cold Case — Old Colorado City

DNA Provides New Lead in 1988 Unsolved Murder KOAA.com

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DNA Reopens Cold Case in Colorado Springs KRDO.com

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Lancaster County Investigators Excited By New Cold Case Tips FOX43.com

[IMAGE] Amy Aubert reporting for WJLA-TV, ABC 7 News, Washington DC

Company Uses DNA as Blueprint to Create Lifelike Sketches of Suspects WJLA.com

[IMAGE] Chris Gordon reporting for WRC-TV, NBC 4 News, Washington DC

Maryland Police Use DNA Tech to Try to Find Rape Suspect NBCWashington.com

[IMAGE] Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV FOX 5 News, Washington DC

Police Utilize DNA Evidence to Create Suspect Composite Sketch in Gaithersburg, MD Rape Case Fox5DC.com

[IMAGE] Arlington, TX Snapshot Prediction

How a Face Built From DNA Might Help Solve Teen's 31-Year-Old Murder in Arlington, TX Star-Telegram.com

[IMAGE] Lancaster County, PA District Attorney Craig Stedman unveils Snapshot Composite

DNA Provides Composite of Man Believed to Have Killed Christy Mirack 25 Years Ago CrimeWatchPA.com

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From Old DNA, A New Picture — Possibly of a Killer in a 13-Year-Old Cold Case PilotOnline.com

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Parabon NanoLabs Holds Lecture for 22nd Annual Smoky Mountain Criminal Justice Conference
Oct 23 in Gatlinburg, TN

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Using DNA to Sketch What Victims Look Like NYTimes.com

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Boise Police Detectives Release DNA-Generated Profile on 30th Anniversary of Cold Case Homicide CityOfBoise.org

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Parabon Fx Next-Gen Forensic Analysis Platform Unveiled at the International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI)
New Software Environment Provides Seamless Integration and Use of Emerging Forensic Analysis Tools

[IMAGE] Comparison of Gary Schara and Snapshot Prediction

How Does DNA Composite Image Used in Lisa Ziegert Case Compare to Photo of Suspect Gary Schara? MassLive.com

[IMAGE] Hampden County, MA, District Attorney Anthony Gulluni Announcing Arrest of Gary E. Schara

Accused Massachusetts Killer-Rapist ID'd, 25 Years Later, Through DNA and Handwritten Confession ForensicMag.com

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Sketch Released of Person Of Interest in 1990 Tilden Park, CA Murder CBSLocal.com

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NYPD Has New Tool to Solve Perplexing Cases WSJ.com
Police have begun using phenotyping in three of their cold cases

[IMAGE] "Major Break In Cold Case" by KVVU TV Reporter Kathleen Jacob

Break In Las Vegas Cold Case Leaves Detectives and Family Hopeful FOX5Vegas.com

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In 2004 Cold Case, A Big Break Emerges WGRZ.com

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Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff's Department Using New DNA Technology for Cold Case ABC10.com

[IMAGE] Can DNA Crack a Cold Murder Case? New Technology Helped Detectives Create a Suspect Sketch

Tempe, AZ Police Hope New Tech Will Help Solve 20-Year-Old Cold Case AZFamily.com

[IMAGE] DNA Phenotyping Shows Results - One of the benefits of this technology is a significant reduction of the suspect pool which can save time, money and manpower. - Kathy Marks

Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service Featured in Police and Security News Magazine PoliceAndSecurityNews.com

[IMAGE] Sgt. Mike Heard and Detective (Retired) Ron Symes Display Evidence from Edgar 'Iggy' Leonardo Homicide Investigation

Vancouver Police Hope New Technology Will Lead To Arrest in 2003 Murder VancouverSun.com

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New DNA Facial Profile Technology Aids Police in Albuquerque, NM Assault Case KRQE.com

[IMAGE] DNA Technology Advances: Sierra Bouzigard Suspect Sketch

New DNA Technology Advances Help Find Alleged Murderer in 2009 Cold Case KPLCtv.com

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Man Arrested in 2009 Killing of Sierra Bouzigard KPLCtv.com

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New DNA Technology Produces Computer-Generated Image of Suspect, May Help Solve 1980 Cold Case Killing People.com

[IMAGE] Actual Photo of Blake A. Russell compared with Snapshot Composite

Tip From DNA Phenotype 'Snapshot' Leads to Arrest in 2009 Murder Cold Case ForensicMag.com

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Parabon Scientists Describe Novel Method for Detecting SNP Interactions BioData Mining

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How DNA Forensics Company is Helping Solve Sacramento County Cold Case KCRA.com

[IMAGE] Rosemont, CA Snapshot Composite

Who Killed Robin Brooks? DNA Technology Helps Paint Portrait of Killer FOX40.com

[IMAGE] New Partnership to Help ID Unidentified Children: Parabon NanoLabs & NCMEC

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to Use Snapshot to Aid Identification of Child Victims
DNA Phenotyping to Provide Valuable New Information for Nonprofit's 'Help ID Me' Program

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National Geographic Explorer Investigates Cutting-Edge Crime Solving Tool NatGeoTV.com

[IMAGE] “[Snapshot] allowed us to narrow our pool of [hundreds of] suspects and ultimately focus in on Jason Martinez. That led us to NY where we were able to attain his DNA, which matched the blood at the crime scene and led to his arrest.” — Detective Sergeant Scott Meyers, Coral Springs FL Police Department

DNA Technique Leads to Break in Coral Springs, FL Homicide Case Sun-Sentinel.com

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Armed With Science: Technology Uses DNA to Predict a Person's Looks Defense.gov

[IMAGE] The Athens News Front Page: Advanced DNA Science Cracks Rape Case

Advanced DNA Science Leads to Arrest of Alleged Serial Rapist AthensNews.com

[IMAGE] Snapshot Predictions (Age ~25 and Age ~50)

US Army Offers $10,000 Reward to Solve Murder of Fort Carson Soldier ArmyTimes.com

[IMAGE] Costa Mesa Snapshot Comparison

Police Identify Suspect in 1997 Cold-Case Rape and Killing in Costa Mesa, CA LATimes.com

[IMAGE] SOLVED: A comparison of the Snapshot Composite Profile and a photo of José Alvarez, Jr. taken at the time of his arrest

Parabon's DNA Phenotyping Had Crucial Role in North Carolina Double-Murder Arrest, Conviction ForensicMag.com

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Parabon NanoLabs Wins Prestigious Tibbetts Award
DNA Technology Innovator Recognized by Small Business Administration

Parabon, Leader in DNA Phenotyping, Creating Next-Gen Software Platform ForensicMag.com

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Parabon's Keystone DNA Analysis Platform featured in Forensic Magazine

Parabon Awarded Government Contract to Develop Next-Generation Forensic DNA Analysis Platform

Software to advance Department of Defense forensic capabilities with support for latest DNA technologies

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