EquiSeq, an Albuquerque-based startup specializing in equine genetics, has reached a big milestone with the issuance of its second U.S. patent. By utilizing a noninvasive method of detecting inherited muscle diseases in horses with a simple hair sample, the company’s DNA testing technology easily identifies damaging genetic variants across different breeds. This allows owners to identify horses at risk even before symptoms develop and is part of their broader mission to prevent inherited diseases through informed breeding.
Read Dylan Ortuno’s December 19 article, “New Mexican equine biotech company issued second patent,” on the Albuquerque Business First website here: https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2025/12/19/equiseq-patent-second-genetic-technology.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=AQ&ana=e_AQ_me&j=43166816&senddate=2025-12-22&utm_term=ep4&empos=p4
See also Hannah García’s January 11 article, “Why an Albuquerque startup is using DNA to detect muscle disease in horses,” on the Albuquerque Journal website here: https://www.abqjournal.com/business/why-an-albuquerque-startup-is-using-dna-to-detect-muscle-disease-in-horses/2956666