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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Nasdaq: CRA | |
Industry | Technology |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Alameda, California, United States |
Key people | William G. Green, Chairman, Kathy P Ordonez, President, Craig Venter, Founder |
Products | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
Number of employees | 554[1] |
Website | www.celera.com |
Celera is a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics which focuses on genetic sequencing and related technologies. It was founded in 1998 as a business unit of Applera, spun off into an independent company in 2008, and finally acquired by Quest Diagnostics in 2011.[2]