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Local News - Local News - December 20, 2012
Signature Genomics co-founder starts new venture
Ex-Signature Genomics CEO Shaffer launches Paw Print to test dogs

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

Lab technologist Melissa Krug processes canine DNA samples at Paw Print Genetics.
Lab technologist Melissa Krug processes canine DNA samples at Paw Print Genetics.
—Staff photo by Mike McLean
Signature Genomics co-founder Lisa Shaffer and her husband, Jeff, are starting a new genetic testing venture—this time for testing people's pooches.

The company, Paw Print Genetics, aims to help dog breeders nationwide avoid unhealthy genetic traits in their animals, Lisa Shaffer says. The lab, which will test canines for inherited diseases, is gearing up for a March launch, she says.

"We're bringing genetic testing up to human standards," Shaffer says of Paw Pr...


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