Genomics companies ripe for flurry of mergers By: MarketWatch April 16, 2013 at 13:16 PM EDT The acquisition of Life Technologies for $13.6 billion shows that investors have plenty of opportunities to profit from the genomics industry, writes Ben Weiss. Read More >> Related Stocks: Abbott Laboratories Amazon.com Amgen Google, Inc. Illumina Inc International Business Machines Laboratory Corp American Holdings Macy's Myriad Genetics Inc Quest Diagnostics Roche Holding AG Basel American Depositary Shares Thermo Fisher Scientific UnitedHealth Group