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Applied Biosystems Inc.
850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City CA 94404, US
Phone: (650) 638-5800; Fax: (650) 638-5884
Toll-free phone: (800) 345-5224
Web: www.appliedbiosystems.com
KEY PERSONNEL: Tony L. White; Chairman, President and CEO, Applera Corp.
Catherine M. Burzik; President
Dennis A. Gilbert, Ph.D.; CSO
Paul D. Grossman, Ph.D.; VP, Strategiic Planning and Business
Development
John Duddy; VP, Global Marketing
Laura Lauman; Division President, Proteomics and Small Molecule
Sandeep Nayyar; VP, Finance
Michael G. Schneider; Division President, Service
Mark P. Stevenson; Division President, Molecular and Cell Biology
Leonard Klevan; Division President, Applied Markets
EMPLOYEES: 4,450 employees
HISTORY: Founded in 1981 in Foster City, Calif.
Sold interest in Celera Diagnostics joint venture to Celera Genomics (1/06)
Acquired the research products division (now called Asuragen Inc.) of
Ambion Inc. (3/06)
Acquired Agencourt Personal Genomics Inc. (7/06)
Member--Biotechnology Industry Organization
FACILITIES: US main facilities:
-Foster City, Calif. (headquarters)
-Pleasanton, Calif.
-Bedford, Mass.
-Framingham, Mass.
-Austin, Texas
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: NYSE--ABI
IPO--Raised $22M (1983)
Revenue $1.8b (YE 05) compared to $1.7b (YE 04)
Net income $236.9M (YE 05) compared to $182.9M (YE 04)
SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: Applied Biosystems Inc. is one of two businesses of Applera Corp.
SUBSIDIARY OF: Applera Corp. (see separate entry)
PRINCIPAL INVESTORS: Asset Management Co.
BUSINESS STRATEGY: The Applied Biosystems Group serves the life science industry and research
community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems,
consumables, software, and services. Customers use these tools to analyze
nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), small molecules, and proteins to make
scientific discoveries and develop new pharmaceuticals. Applied
Biosystems’ products also serve the needs of some markets outside of life
science research, which we refer to as 'applied markets,' such as the fields
of: human identity testing (forensic and paternity testing); biosecurity, which
refers to products needed in response to the threat of biological terrorism
and other malicious, accidental, and natural biological dangers; and quality
and safety testing, for example in food and the environment. Applied
Biosystems is headquartered in Foster City, Calif., and reported sales of
nearly $1.8 billion during fiscal 2005.
AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date
Affymetrix Inc. manufacturing, sales nonexclusive, 12/05
and use of microarrays worldwide licensing
for gene expression
analysis
agreement
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