Shane Lyons

Beckman Coulter, Inc. manufactures and distributes biomedical testing instrument systems and general biomedical research products. It develops and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. The firm’s systems operate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on seven continents. Its products improve the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery. The company was founded in 1935 by Arnold O. Beckman and is headquartered in Brea, CA.

Part of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Unipath LLC is a medical laboratory. The company is based in Denver, CO.

Unilever Bestfoods North America manufactures and markets food products and beverages including tea, soup, pasta sauces, margarines, salad dressings, peanut butter, and ice cream products. The company is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

PerSeptive Biosystems developed and manufactured an integrated system for the purification, analysis, and synthesis of bio-molecules, reducing the time and cost of drug discoveries. BVP’s Chris Gabrieli invested in the company’s second round in December 1989. PerSeptive was purchased by Perkin Elmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) in 1998, it is a part of Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI), a subsidiary of Applera, Perkin Elmer’s former biotechnology division

Applied Biosystems, Inc. is a company that provides integrated systems for sequencing, flow cytometry, and various types of PCR. The company is based in Foster City, CA. The company's products cover the entire process from sample preparation to data analysis. The company was founded by Chris Yoo, Marvin H. Caruthers, Michael W. Hunkapiller, and Leroy E. Hood. Applied Biosystems was acquired by Invitrogen Corp. from Applera Corp. on November 21, 2008 for $6,417.85 million.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

GenVault Corp. provides integration of biosample transport, storage and retrieval services. The firm also offers storage solutions for genomic medicine, discovery and identification applications. The company was founded by Mitchell D. Eggers and Michael E. Hogan in 2001 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.