# GenomeWeb

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{{short description|Online genomics news organization}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = GenomeWeb
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| industry = [Online journalism](/source/Online_journalism)
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| founded = 1997
| founder = Dennis Waters
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| hq_location_city = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| hq_location_country = [United States](/source/United_States)
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| key_people = Ed Winnick ([editor-in-chief](/source/editor-in-chief))
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| website = {{URL|https://www.genomeweb.com/}}
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'''GenomeWeb LLC''' is an online news organization based in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). Established in 1997, it aims to report scientific and business news related to [genomics](/source/genomics).

==History==
GenomeWeb LLC was founded in 1997 by publishing entrepreneur Dennis Waters. It initially published only two [newsletter](/source/newsletter)s: ''BioInform'' and
''Agricultural Genomics''. Soon afterward, the company launched several more newsletters, as well as a [magazine](/source/magazine) and a set of [blog](/source/blog)s 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](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.genomeweb.com/}}

Category:Biology websites
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