Personality

Daring to Advance

Our work has a profound and lasting impact on people’s lives around the world.

The way we accomplish it has a daily impact on the people who we employ and serve. Our personality traits as a company define how we lead, communicate, do business and take charge of realizing our aspirations.

WE ARE ENGAGED. Two good ideas can make a great one. We know that partnership and teamwork are essential to our success. We look each other in the eye. We listen. We understand.

WE ARE CURIOUS. Nothing is more irresistible to us than an unanswered question. “What if?” can keep us up at night. We’re inventive. We’re smart. We keep thinking.

WE ARE DRIVEN. Change begins with optimism. We can’t wait to shape what tomorrow brings. We’re tenacious. We’re unabashedly ambitious. We never stop accelerating.

WE ARE INSIGHTFUL. Perspective is everything. Our experience and ingenuity combine to suggest unprecedented solutions. We’re keen observers. We pay attention. We respond.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. Power is a privilege. We embrace our responsibility to society and always act with integrity. We’re authentic. We’re accountable. We walk the talk.

News

  • TGen Study

    LifeTechnologies Corporation announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. The goal of this first-of-its-kind research collaboration is to demonstrate whether genomic sequencing of cancer tissue can provide clues for treatment strategies for these individuals.

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  • SMS Technology

    Life Technologies Corporation announced early stage results from its single molecule sequencing (SMS) technology. The technology promises to combine virtually unlimited continuous long read lengths with unmatched accuracy to deliver targeted genomic sequence data in a matter of hours, paving the way for sequencing to become a commonplace tool in research laboratories and clinical settings worldwide.

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  • SOLiD PI ANNOUNCED

    Life Technologies Corporation today announced plans for the Applied Biosystems SOLiD(TM) PI System, a new highly accurate, flexible and easy-to-use genomic analysis platform that will bring next-generation sequencing within the grasp of all life science research laboratories worldwide. Early customer adoption of the SOLiD PI System is expected to begin in the second half of 2010.

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