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Equinome, UCD and Cambridge University scientists identify origin of speed in the Thoroughbred
24 January 2012

‘Speed gene' in modern racehorses originated from British mare 300 years ago • All modern variants traced back to the legendary Nearctic • Wide increase in variants of original...
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Equinome launches Elite Performance Test for Thoroughbred Horses
18 July 2011

Dublin, Ireland 18 July 2011,  Equinome (www.equinome.com), a leading Irish equine genomics company, has launched a new genetic test that can identify individual Thoroughbred horses with the...
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Equinome recognized for R&D success
28 January 2011

Equinome has been announced as a finalist in the Research & Development of the Irish Times InterTradeIreland All-island Innovation Awards. A global leader in the field of equine genomics,...
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Dr Emmeline Hill wins David Manley Business Entrepreneur of the Year
11 January 2011

Dr Emmeline Hill has been named as the winner of the Business Category in the prestigious David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards. The Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Business Innovation Centres,...
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Equinome launches Speed Gene Test in Australia
15 December 2010

Dublin, December 15 2010, Equinome officially launched its genetic-testing service to the Australian bloodstock industry at an event held yesterday in Sydney. The launch, which took place at the...
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Equinome seminar in partnership with Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders' Association
04 December 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill, Chairman and co-founder of Equinome, will conduct a seminar Wednesday 08 December from 6.30-8.30pm at the Equine Research Centre in Scone Racecourse, New South Wales. The seminar,...
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Dr Emmeline Hill wins 2010 IMAGE Entrepreneur of the Year Award
01 December 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill, co-founder of Equinome, was last night presented with the 2010 IMAGE Entrepreneur of the Year Award...
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Research published by official Japanese racing laboratory supports Equinome Speed Gene Test
12 November 2010

Scientists at the Laboratory of Racing Chemistry (LRC) in Japan have published a study that confirms a region near the myostatin gene associated with racing performance in Japanese Thoroughbreds...
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New Breakthrough Research Developments at Equinome
12 November 2010

Equinome today announced the publication of three scientific papers by Equinome and University College Dublin researchers in Animal Genetics and the Equine Veterinary Journal which describe...
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Dr Emmeline Hill to present at 8th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology in South Africa
03 November 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill will be presenting the findings of three new research papers at the 8th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from...
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Equinome co-founder nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year Award
18 October 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill, co-founder and Chairman of Equinome, has been named as one of three individuals shortlisted for the 2010 David Manley Business Entrepreneur of the Year award. The judging panel for...
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Equinome Speed Gene Test Scientifically-Proven as Strongest Indicator of Optimum Racing Distance
11 October 2010

A scientific study published today by researchers at Equinome confirms that the genetic marker used in the Equinome Speed Gene Test to identify the optimum racing distance for individual Thoroughbred...
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Equinome to present at New York Breeders' Showcase Day
01 October 2010

As part of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders' Annual Showcase Day on the 23rd October at Belmont Park, Donal Ryan, Managing Director of Equinome, will be giving a presentation entitled "How genetic...
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Equinome to present at California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association's 2010 Seminar
08 September 2010

Donal Ryan, Managing Director of Equinome, will be giving a presentation at the California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (CTBA) Annual Seminar on Friday, 24th September at Harris Ranch,...
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Dr Emmeline Hill to present at Thoroughbred Pedigree & Genetics Symposium, Lexington KY
20 August 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill, co-founder of Equinome, will present at the first Pedigree and Genetics Symposium to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky on October 11. Dr Hill will be...
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Dr Emmeline Hill presents at British Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) Seminar 2010
29 June 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill, co-founder of the new genetic-testing company Equinome, will be giving a presentation at the British Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) Seminar on Tuesday, 29th June at...
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Equinome presents at Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA) Expo 2010
29 January 2010

Dr Emmeline Hill formally launched Equinome and the Equinome Speed Gene test at 2pm on January 29th at the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA) Expo 2010 in a seminar entitled Cracking the...
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Publication of scientific paper describing Dr Emmeline Hill's discovery of the 'Speed Gene'
20 January 2010

The scientific data supporting the Equinome Speed Gene test has been peer-reviewed and published this week in the open access on-line Public Library of Science Journal, PLoS ONE. The paper, entitled...
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Equinome and its breakthrough 'Speed Gene' test commercially launched
20 January 2010

Dublin, 20 January 2010 Equinome, a new Irish biotech company, today announced the launch of a breakthrough genetic test that can identify the optimum racing distance for individual Thoroughbred...
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Equinome wins NovaUCD CCDP award
18 November 2009

NovaUCD, 19 November 2009 Equinome, a new biotech company, has won NovaUCD’s 2009 start-up award and a €5,000 prize after being named overall winner of the 14th NovaUCD Campus Company...
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Publication of paper on the sequencing of the horse genome
06 November 2009

The Economist, 05 November 2009 THE genomes of many mammals have now been completed, including the cow, the dog, the chimpanzee and, of course, the human...
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Dr Emmeline Hill identifies the groups of genes that characterise the Thoroughbred
02 June 2009

Rachel Pagones, Racing Post, 02 June 2009 A TEAM of scientists based in Ireland have reported for the first time that they have identified genes which they believe contribute to athletic...
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