life technologies

Shaping Discovery, Improving Life

At Life Technologies, a global biotechnology tools and solutions company, we believe in the power of science to transform life and the power of people to make it happen. We invent biotechnology products that help scientists understand some of the 21st century's most pressing challenges. Much of what we make is used in improving health and medicine, food safety, forensics, energy, and basic scientific discoveries to make life even better.

Whether our customers are searching for the next great breakthrough in biology or applying science to solve a problem, they recognise the value in immediate and accurate results. Science relies on our products to provide expeditious answers to critical questions. Life Technologies' industry-leading brand are found in nearly every life science lab in the world. Our systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments in the following areas:
  • Discovery & Translational Research
  • Human Identification
  • Health & Medicine
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Food/Water Safety & Animal Health
With annual sales approaching $4 billion, Life Technologies has a 9,000 person, global workforce in 160+ countries and a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,900 patents and exclusive licenses. We reduced our carbon dioxide, water and energy use by over 50% (unit/$1M revenue) in 2010.

Life Technologies is a publicly traded company, NASDAQ: LIFE.
For more information on how we are making a difference, please visit our website.