美国NanoString Technologies
NanoString是一家来自加州理工大学的生物科技公司，总部位于西雅图。目标是将nCounter基因表达系统(具有相当于现有的DNA微阵列技术10万倍灵敏度的新检测技术)商业化。此项技术是在想要检测的分子上贴上被称为“条形码”的标签分子，通过读取标签分子的颜色序列，来正确掌握目标分子的数目。

The NanoString technology was invented at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in the lab of Dr. Leroy Hood in 2000. The company was spun out of the ISB in 2003 when the technology was exclusively licensed to NanoString Technologies, who developed the nCounter Analysis System. NanoString has been selling the the nCounter Analysis System internationally since 2008. NanoString is a privately held venture-backed company with offices in Seattle, WA and San Mateo, CA.
NanoString Technologies is a privately-held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules. Due to its multiplexing ability and ease of use, NanoString’s solution enables researchers to embark on studies that were previously inconceivable. The company’s digital target profiling technology enables a wide variety of basic research and translational medicine applications, including biomarker discovery and validation. NanoString is also developing the technology for use in molecular diagnostics.