NanoString provides life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostics. The company's nCounter Analysis System has been employed in life sciences research since 2008 and has been cited in over 1,000 peer-reviewed publications. nCounter offers a cost-effective way to profile the expression of hundreds of genes, proteins, miRNAs, or copy number variations, simultaneously with high sensitivity and precision, facilitating a variety of basic research and translational medicine applications, including biomarker validation.