High-tech giant Illumina set to expand operation

High-tech giant Illumina Inc plans to expand its operation in China after recording high double-digit growth in the past two years.

The California-based company manufactures and markets next-generation genetic sequencing technology for customers such as healthcare providers, research centers and pharmaceutical firms.

"China has already become Illumina's largest market outside the United States and our sales revenue has showed double-digit growth," Francis deSouza, chief executive of Illumina, said in Shanghai.