{{short description|Online genomics news organization}} {{notability|Companies|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox company | name = GenomeWeb | logo = | type = | industry = Online journalism | fate = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | founded = 1997 | founder = Dennis Waters | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location_city = New York City, New York | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = Ed Winnick (editor-in-chief) | products = | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = {{URL|https://www.genomeweb.com/}} }}
'''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.
==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''.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In September 2019, it was acquired by Crain Communications.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.genomeweb.com/}}
Category:Biology websites 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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