PREPARED BY: MARICAR B.

MACALAM, MOB
 HELIX “EMPOWERING EVERY PERSON TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE THROUGH DNA”

 Founder:
 James Lu
 Justin Kao
 Scott Burke
 Birth: August 2015, San Francisco, USA
 Served: USA only
 CEO: Robin Thurston
 Price of Helix DNA Discovery kit: $80
 HELIX – “SEQUENCE ONCE, QUERY OFTEN”
 1st online consumer-genetics company
 Investors:
 Illumina
 Kleiner Perkins Caufield Beyers
 Mayo Clinic
 Sutter Hill Ventures
 Warburg Pincus.
 an store for DNA sequencing that gives insights of your DNA and give ADVICE on how
to LIVE well
CATEGORIES OF HELIX STORE PRODUCTS:

Ancestry
Health
Wellness
Nutrition
Entertainment
 STEPS:
1. Download the Helix app/ Order a product
o order the product on the Helix Store and receive a Helix DNA kit
o the kit has everything you need to provide a small saliva sample, including a prepaid shipping box to send the
sample to the lab
o no food and water 30 minutes before you spit on the sterile container

2. Submit the sample and get sequenced

o once the sample arrives at the lab, Helix will use next generation Exome+ ®; sequencing technology to read the
DNA
o then store and protect the DNA data using rigorous security protocols to help keep the information safe and secure.

3. Get the results

o once the DNA is sequenced, you will be notified via email when the results are ready
o dig valuable information and actionable insights you can use every day
HELIX LAB PHOTOS