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Invitrogen is a large multinational biotechnology company that is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. It provides essential life science technologies for the commercial production of biomolecules and the research and development of diseases and drug discoveries. Their quest is to discover how life works through innovations in biological science discoveries.¹

Fast Facts:

• -- Founded in 1987, and was incorporated in 1989.²
• -- Is a billion-dollar supplier to pharmaceutical and biotechnology.³
• -- Has acquired the company Life Technologies/GIBCO in 2000.²
• -- It initially found success with its kits for molecular cloning.²
• -- Has established itself as an online information resource.²

5 Great Resources on Invitrogen

• Invitrogen: Customer Testimonials
• Wikinvest: Invitrogen (IVGN)
• BioSpace: Invitrogen Company Profile and News
• FundingUniverse: Invitrogen Corporation Company History
• North Country Times: Governor Visits Invitrogen, Praises Biotech Investment (February 11, 2008)

5 Latest Headlines on Invitrogen

• More Invitrogen News from Google

Official Web Site, Company Info, and Corporate Blogs of Invitrogen

• Invitrogen: Official Site | Corporate Information: Who We Are | Awards and Recognition | Meet Our Employees
• Wikipedia: About Invitrogen
• Yahoo Finance: Investment Marketing Data: Invitrogen Corp. (IVGN)

Founders and Management of Invitrogen

• Business Wire (via BNET): Invitrogen Founder Plans Retirement; James Glynn Appointed President and COO; Chairman and CEO Roles Separated (December 5, 2002)
• Invitrogen: Corporate Management
• Wikipedia: Corporate Management and Board of Directors

Products and Services from Invitrogen

• Invitrogen: Product Support: Frequently Asked Questions | Order Support: Frequently Asked Questions | Areas of Focus | Product Types | New Products
• Semrock: Semrock and Invitrogen Introduce Unique New Products for Imaging with Qdot Nanocrystals (November 7, 2007)
• Wikipedia: Key Products and Technologies

Tips, Help, Support for Invitrogen

• Frost & Sullivan: Invitrogen's Innovative Solutions in the Drug Discovery Continuum Earns It the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Drug Discovery Technologies Company of the Year Award (December 7, 2005)
• Invitrogen: Investor Relations: Press Releases

Blogs, Forums, and Criticism about Invitrogen

• Patent Docs: Invitrogen and Agilent Technologies Settle Patent Suits (February 6, 2008)
• Science Blog: New, Non-radioactive Screen for Antimalarial Compounds (February 2004)
• The Regeneration Station: Q Therapeutics’ and Invitrogen’s Symbiotic Relationship (February 25, 2008)
• Justia: Clontech Laboratories, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee,v. Invitrogen Corporation (formerly Life Technologies, Inc.), Defendant-Appellant (May 5, 2005)

Photo, Audio, and Video from Invitrogen

• Biocompare: Windows Media: Gateway Technology Open Architecture -- Invitrogen | Quicktime: Gateway Technology Open Architecture -- Invitrogen
• Invitrogen: Image Gallery | Videos and Podcasts
• YouTube: Biomaterials and How They Will Change Our Lives

Competitors of Invitrogen

• Hoovers: Top Invitrogen Competitors
• Wikipedia: Top 100 Biotechnology Companies
• Yahoo Finance: Industry Center -- Biotechnology: Company Index

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GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References

1. ↑ Invitrogen: Invitrogen Quest
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Wikipedia: History
3. ↑ California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2 Research Intelligence Portal): Industrial Partner News

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