Counsyl makes pre-pregnancy genetic testing affordable for anyone planning to have children.
Office Culture
Superheroes with Keyboards
Counsyl is at its heart a software company—but hardware and innovative robotics are a big part of its work, too. Counsyl employees have been known to develop new robots and machines to solve everything from big data problems to supply chain logistics to user interface challenges. Working with minds and hands, Counsyl is inventing real solutions that help real people.
What Counsyl Does
Counsyl 101
Counsyl provides its users with accurate and easily accessible genetic disease screening to help people understand their genetic risks and plan for their future and their family. Individuals from across the country can send in blood samples, which Counsyl screens for carrier genes of Tay-Sachs, spinal muscular atrophy, and a number of other genetically heritable diseases. With the results, prospective parents can talk to their doctors to better understand personal risk factors that could affect their children.
“The hacking projects are the most fun. We go out and buy hardware off the shelves, 3D print some hardware, and then put it all together.”
“Healthcare and Bioinformatics—as it pertains to people’s health—is a really exciting technology to advance.”
“Molecular diagnostics and genetics—as a tool to learn things about ourselves—is going to be huge, and we are one of the few companies on the cutting-edge of what we are doing.”
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