History

Company Background

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) is a global biotechnology tools company dedicated to improving the human condition.

Our systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that make life even better.  Life Technologies customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics.

Life Technologies had sales of more than $3.3 billion in 2009, employs approximately 9,000 people, has a presence in 160 countries, and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,900  patents and exclusive licenses.

Life Technologies was created by the combination of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc in November of 2008.

Company Background

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) is a global biotechnology tools company dedicated to improving the human condition.

Our systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that make life even better.  Life Technologies customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics.

Life Technologies had sales of more than $3.3 billion in 2009, employs approximately 9,000 people, has a presence in 160 countries, and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,900  patents and exclusive licenses.

Life Technologies was created by the combination of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc in November of 2008.