Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and diagnostic markets. Founded in 2017, our headquarters is located in San Diego, California, with additional operations located in the San Francisco Bay area. Our mission is to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity.

For our first product AVITI is a modular and high-performing DNA sequencing platform that will deliver high-quality data, workflow flexibility and make next-generation sequencing technology more accessible. Our proprietary approach to improving the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation, and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality.