[2] 10x Genomics was founded in 2012 by Serge Saxonov, Ben Hindson and Kevin Ness to create advanced testing equipment for use in cellular biology.

[2] Ness left 10x Genomics in December 2016[4] and in 2018, Justin McAnear, Tesla's former finance chief joined the company as CFO.

[7] In November 2018, 10x Genomics announced expansion plans including opening a manufacturing facility in Pleasanton, California in early 2019.

[3] In November 2018, a Delaware jury found that 10x Genomics infringed on several University of Chicago patents which were exclusively licensed to Bio-Rad.

[15][16] In July 2021, Bio-Rad and 10x Genomics settled all outstanding lawsuits brought in American federal as well as international courts for an undisclosed amount and the rights for the companies to license each other's patents for single-cell analysis.