"We applaud the significant progress made by Illumina Ventures Labs to launch a company creation engine providing early-stage companies access to enabling technologies to reach value creation milestones, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with companies pioneering breakthrough applications in genomics," said Ashley Van Zeeland, vice president of corporate development at Illumina. "Illumina Ventures Labs offers a unique mechanism to invest in and build early-stage companies," said Ron Mazumder, PhD, MBA, Partner at Illumina Ventures. "Our facilities, mentorship, and investment model, based on both cash and in-kind contributions, are uniquely suited to the needs of start-ups whose value proposition is enhanced through substantial genomics and sequencing capabilities." Entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply.