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Life Even Better

At Life Technologies, we believe in the power of science to transform life and the power of people to make it happen.

Our talented employees re-orient medicine toward preventing disease, unveil the wonders of personalized and regenerative medicine, ensure the safety of our food and water, deepen our understanding of human genetics, help to sustain the environment and empower a new generation of crime fighting with 21st-century forensic tools. We’re a diverse group of individuals dedicated to improving the human condition and united in the privilege of shaping discovery and improving life. Join us in discovering the infinite surprises that science – and you – can reveal.

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  • TGen Study

    LifeTechnologies Corporation announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. The goal of this first-of-its-kind research collaboration is to demonstrate whether genomic sequencing of cancer tissue can provide clues for treatment strategies for these individuals.

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  • SMS Technology

    Life Technologies Corporation announced early stage results from its single molecule sequencing (SMS) technology. The technology promises to combine virtually unlimited continuous long read lengths with unmatched accuracy to deliver targeted genomic sequence data in a matter of hours, paving the way for sequencing to become a commonplace tool in research laboratories and clinical settings worldwide.

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  • SOLiD PI ANNOUNCED

    Life Technologies Corporation today announced plans for the Applied Biosystems SOLiD(TM) PI System, a new highly accurate, flexible and easy-to-use genomic analysis platform that will bring next-generation sequencing within the grasp of all life science research laboratories worldwide. Early customer adoption of the SOLiD PI System is expected to begin in the second half of 2010.

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