Stephen J. Kondor

Applied Biosystems, Inc. provides genomics and proteomics related research instruments. It is focused on the markets which include basic research, commercial research (pharmaceutical and biotechnology), standardized testing, forensic human identification, paternity testing and food testing. The company has an installed base of approximately 180,000 instrument systems in nearly 100 countries. It was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Fisher Scientific International, Inc. manufactured and distributed scientific equipment and instruments that included everything from Erlenmeyer flasks to video/microscope systems. The company also produced chemicals, clinical equipment, diagnostic kits, reagents and laboratory workstations. Fisher Scientific International was founded in 1902 and was headquartered in Hampton, NH.

IGEN International, Inc. develops and markets biological testing systems that incorporate its proprietary electrochemiluminescence technology for used in drug discovery, diagnostic products development as well as food and environmental safety testing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Avocet Medical, Inc. provides a hand-held point of care testing device used to monitor patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy. The private company is based in San Jose, CA.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.