Industry: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology
The Jackson Laboratory, founded in 1929, is the world’s largest mammalian genetics research institution. Its research staff of more than 450 investigates the genetic basis of cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, glaucoma, diabetes, and many other human diseases and disorders. The Laboratory is also the world’s source for nearly 3,000 strains of genetically defined mice, home of the Mouse Genome Database and many other publicly available information resources, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and ( www.jax.org )
The Jackson Laboratory
600 Main Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
USA
Tel: (207) 288-6051
Fax: (207) 288-6076