"A technology is developed in a genome center for the benefit of the country," he said.

But genome centers based on this technology are expensive to equip and operate.

The Genome Center - an organization focusing on genomics research.

Stanford, with two genome centers, and the University of California, among others, are considered leaders in genomics.

In the fall, the office will designate four large groups of scientists as the first of a series of so-called genome centers.

Washington University's Genome Center can now sequence a human genome in a week.

In the United States, the genome project is divided among nine different genome centers at various national laboratories and universities.

It is listed as one of the top 20 genome centres by DNA sequencing capacity.

"Most are trying to focus their basic science effort in the genome center," he said, "and look at the companies as a place to focus on application to specific diseases."

The company does not produce clinical data and as such its genome center does not require CLIA certification.