Quintara Biosciences

Quintara Biosciences provides high-quality DNA sequencing and genomic services to support life science research and drug discovery. The company does not develop its own therapeutics or have clinical programs but enables research through advanced molecular biology services. Founded in California in 2005 by Qun Shan and others, it operates multiple labs across the US—including Cambridge MA headquarters—with an estimated $17.7M revenue as of early 2025. The company does not develop its own therapeutics or diagnostics but serves as an enabling partner for academic researchers and biopharma companies through contract research offerings such as next-generation sequencing, oligo synthesis/gene synthesis/protein expression/purification.