Frome business Living DNA won both the International Business of the Year and New Business of the Year at the Mendip Business Awards 2017.
The business offers the world’s most advanced DNA test and employs over 30 people from its offices at Jenson Avenue on Commerce Park.
Speaking about the awards, David Nicholson, managing director, says, “This is a huge compliment to the work the company is doing, and the dedicated team of staff that make up Living DNA. Both awards are confirming of the work Living DNA is doing, and shows it is possible to have a small, privately owned business that can compete with international players.
“Since it launched in September 2016, Living DNA has devised the most comprehensive, advanced ancestry test in the world, and none of this would have been possible to achieve without the support from all our employees, business mentors and our customer base.
“It’s been incredible to see the difference that Living DNA is having across the world, the way it’s been embraced is beyond our expectations and shows that when what you do has real purpose, people feel this and support it.
“Living DNA has made a significant impact within the local community and worldwide with its service to the fast-growing ancestry DNA market. The purpose as a whole is to show that through our DNA, we are all connected, and dissolve the social construct of race.
“It’s also with great appreciation to our business mentors, friends and the families of all those working with Living DNA who support the business to thrive.”
