Affymetrix

American biotech company Affymetrix, Inc.TypeSubsidiaryIndustryBiotechnologyFounded1992HeadquartersSanta Clara, California, U.S.Number of locations11Key peopleStephen Fodor, Frank Witney (CEO)Revenue US$327 Million (FY 2009)Operating income US$-30.6 Million (FY 2009)Net income US$-23.9 Million (FY 2009)Total assets US$612 Million (FY 2009)Total equity US$288 Million (FY 2009)Number of employees1,141ParentThermo Fisher ScientificWebsitehttps://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/microarray-analysis.html Affymetrix is now Applied Biosystems, a brand of DNA microarray products sold by Thermo Fisher Scientific that originated with an American biotechnology research and development and manufacturing company of the same name. The Santa Clara, California-based Affymetrix, Inc. now a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific was co-founded by Alex Zaffaroni and Stephen Fodor. Stephen Fodor and his group, based on their earlier development of methods to fabricate DNA microarrays using semiconductor manufacturing techniques. In 1994, the company's first product under the "GeneChip" Affymetrix trademark, an HIV genotyping chip was introduced, and the company went public in 1996. After incorpo