About
Takara Bio USA, Inc. (TBUSA, formerly known as Clontech Laboratories, Inc.) provides kits, reagents, instruments, and services that help researchers explore questions about gene discovery, regulation, and function. As a member of the Takara Bio Group, TBUSA is part of a company that holds a leadership position in the global market and is committed to improving the human condition through biotechnology. Our mission is to develop high-quality innovative tools and services to accelerate discovery.
Takara Bio has over 90 years of experience in pursuing excellence in biochemistry tools. It started in 1925 by improving fermentation techniques for cultivating microbes, and in 1950, launched a biotech R&D center that yielded cutting-edge advances. Today their extensive portfolio of reagents, instrumentation, and services supports a wide variety of applications, from basic research to routine laboratory testing, for laboratories around the world.
