Recent Start-Up Companies

Genetic Testing Laboratory

NMSU has partnered with private investors Jack Ellis and Bill White to expand its presence in the genetic testing industry. Genetic Testing Laboratories, Inc., is a for-profit New Mexico corporation. It is a DNA-based human identity lab, located in the Genesis Center. This company is a spin-off from NMSU research.

The Genetic Testing Lab is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks and offers many services including paternity and maternity testing, immigration testing, and various forms of relationship testing. In addition to these services, the company has home test kits available and provides legally binding tests for use in courts within the United States.

The idea to create this lab originated with Pete Lammers, a biochemistry professor at NMSU along with John Spalding and Stefan Long of NMSU's Physical Science Laboratory. A key to the long-term success of the laboratory is to diversify the DNA-based services offered. Forensic and clinical testing markets provide two opportunities for the Genetic Testing Lab to expand its services.