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deCODE genetics

Logo: https://www.decode.com/, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Icelandic biopharmaceutical company

deCODE genetics (Icelandic: Íslensk erfðagreining) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Reykjavík, Iceland and founded in 1996 by Kári Stefánsson. Its aim was to use population-level genetics studies to identify variations in the human genome associated with common diseases, and to apply these discoveries to treat and prevent them.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

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  • TickerDCGN on NASDAQ1
  • Industrybiopharmaceutical1
  • HeadquartersReykjavík1
  • Websitewww.decode.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address8 Sturlugata, Is 101, Reyjkavik, K6 000005

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Íslensk Erfðagreining (31027920356)
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

deCODE genetics (Icelandic: Íslensk erfðagreining) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Reykjavík, Iceland and founded in 1996 by Kári Stefánsson. Its aim was to use population-level genetics studies to identify variations in the human genome associated with common diseases, and to apply these discoveries to treat and prevent them.3

The story

Founded by Kári Stefánsson in 1996.1

Leadership

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Former names

  • DECODE GENETICS INCMay 5, 2000 to Jan 5, 20105

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

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