Santa Cruz Biotechnology is a developer of biological products for
medical research, and is one of the world’s largest suppliers of
antibodies. The company was founded in 1991 by Dr. John Stephenson and his wife Brenda Stephenson in
Santa Cruz, California
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. Santa Cruz Biotechnology headquarters are located in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
, with additional US facilities in
Paso Robles
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, California, and
Sun Valley, Idaho. The company also has international locations in Germany,
Shanghai
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and Canada.
History
The company was originally headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, and began offering antibodies to the research community. Other products lines were added over the years –
siRNAs in 2007,
shRNAs in 2009, and laboratory supplies in 2010.
In 2010, the offering of biochemical was expanded from just a few hundred to over 100,000 different products. Products related to
CRISPR were introduced in 2015 for over 37,000 mouse and human
genes.
Santa Cruz Biotechnology has had issues with the
USDA
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for a number of years due to allegations of
Animal Welfare Act violations. In May 2016, the company settled with the USDA, paying a $3.5 million fine for its alleged violations and agreed to the revocation of its
polyclonal antibody
Polyclonal antibodies (pAbs) are antibodies that are secreted by different B cell lineages within the body (whereas monoclonal antibodies come from a single cell lineage). They are a collection of immunoglobulin molecules that react against a sp ...
dealer license effective from December 31, 2016.
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Biotechnology companies established in 1991
Companies based in Dallas