Beautifully engraved specimen certificate from the deCODE genetics, Inc. . This historic document has an ornate border around it with vignettes of the company's logo, a map of Iceland in 1704, and a family tree of Icelandic asthma patients. This item has the printed signatures of the Company's President/CEO/Chairman and Assistant Secretary. Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE genetics is a population-based genomics company conducting research into the inherited causes of common diseases. The company operates one of the most technologically advanced high-throughput genotyping laboratories in the world. Together with pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare institutions, deCODE aims to utilize its research to develop new methods for identifying, treating and preventing disease.