Bio-Rad Laboratories

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1952 in Berkeley, California. The company was initially engaged in the development and production of specialty chemicals used in biochemical, pharmaceutical, and other life science research applications. Today, Bio-Rad manufactures and supplies life science research, healthcare, analytical chemistry, and other markets with products and systems used to separate complex chemical and biological materials and to identify, analyze, and purify their components.

Bio-Rad operates in two industry segments: Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics. Both segments operate worldwide. Bio-Rad's customers include hospitals, major research institutions, public health, commercial laboratories, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies,and Food Safety. Bio-Rad's headquarters are in Hercules, California. The company has offices and facilities worldwide and more than 7,750 employees. Bio-Rad had revenues of more than two billion dollars in 2011. The company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since October 24, 2008. Before that, Bio-Rad was listed on the American Stock Exchange.