People

Harnessing the world’s best talent and giving them the opportunity to thrive allows us to make world-changing leaps in human health and beyond. Our aim is to embody a culture of care that is fueled by supporting one another, promoting collaboration, inspiring innovation, and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Karina Katalina Moreno Is Living Her Dream
Karina Katalina Moreno has taken a circuitous route to her American dream. She grew up in Monterrey, Mexico, about 140 miles (225 km) south of Laredo, Texas, and got her degree in biotech engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Employees Make a Difference at Illumina
What if one thing could change everything for the better? That’s genomics. At Illumina, our vision for the future includes accessibility to genome sequencing, personalized medicine, and more positive outcomes for those facing disease.

Diversity & Inclusion

Every Role Makes a Difference: Four Illumina Employees Share Their Stories
Every person at Illumina has the chance to make a difference, and we recently sat down with four of our colleagues to learn how their individual contributions have added up to create extraordinary results.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Video: Illumina Employees Share Their “Why”
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we believe that, together, we can use genomics to build a stronger world for the greater good.

Health & Healthcare

How Do Genetic Factors Play a Role in Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder?
Emma Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was thrilled to win Illumina’s Polygenic Risk Scores Research Grant Contest.

Education

Q&A: An Illumina Intern’s Shift From Academia to Industry
When Adee Newman started her summer as a research associate Intern at Illumina in June 2023, she had no prior industry experience. Originally from Palo Alto, California, she spent two years at De Anza College before transferring to University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Summiting Italy’s Stelvio Pass for Cancer Research
On September 2, 11 Illumina teammates embarked on a journey up the formidable Passo dello Stelvio as part of the Stelvio for Life charity event. As they cycled, walked, and even ran their way up this challenging mountain pass in the Italian Alps, they did so with a purpose.

Education

Alejandro Pliego’s Journey Into STEM
Alejandro Pliego is attending Princeton, class of 2027. He is smart and poised, but Princeton was hardly a foregone conclusion. The child of immigrants from Cuernavaca, Mexico, he is the first member of his family to go to college.

Diversity & Inclusion

Singapore’s Best Employers 2023: Illumina Singapore Illustrates a ‘Culture of Care’
Flexible time off, critical care leave, mentorship programmes and a week-long company-wide shutdown are just some of the policies that biotech company Illumina Singapore offers its 1,800 employees here.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Illumina Celebrates "Save the Smile of the Yangtze River" Charity Walk in China
From March 23rd to March 29th, a total of 206 Illumina colleagues in Greater China walked to support the recovery of the endangered species, finless porpoise population, and the healthy development of the Yangtze River ecosystem by donating their walking steps.
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