Xgene has made a discovery concerning the regulation of gene expression. Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in DNA is used to produce many of the proteins essential to life. Among the proteins produced during gene expression are hormones, enzymes and receptors. During gene expression, a gene's DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and then the mRNA is translated into proteins. 

Recent research has revealed that inappropriate gene expression lies at the heart of many common diseases. Inappropriate gene expression occurs when a gene is either turned on or off at the wrong time or is over or under expressed (producing too much or too little protein). Although a great deal has been learned about gene expression and the role of genes in the body, the actual mechanism by which genes are regulated (selectively turned on ("expressed") or off) is not understood.

Xgene also intends to build on its expertise in skin tissue to develop products for the skin that build on this new technology.