Definitely BS. This company generates so much paper waste, uses thousands of tons of Dry ice and leave them to sublime in the heat (so much for green more like green house) daily, corrupt to the max, delusional leadership that thrives on lies and half-truths.

100 percent score in operational eco-efficiency

What a bunch of BS. Where's your recycle program for all the styrofoam containers you ship? Why is everything shipped O/N even if not necessary?

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE - News), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced it was named a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the second year in a row, demonstrating the company’s global leadership in business, environmental and social issues.

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{"s" : "life","k" : "c10,l10,p20,t10","o" : "","j" : ""} “We’re proud to again be recognized for our achievements in conservation and global citizenship,” said Greg Lucier, Chairman and CEO of Life Technologies. “We remain committed to being a company that is known for the sustainability of our environmental efforts, the strength of our philanthropic activities, and the integrity and diversity of our workforce.”

Established in 1999, The Dow Jones Sustainability Index is the world’s first benchmark tracking the performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. To be selected, companies must meet stringent criteria for corporate governance, business ethics, human rights, talent development, community involvement, employee safety, climate change, eco-efficiency as well as environmental and social reporting.

As a member of the DJSI World, Life Technologies is among the top 10 percent of the 2,500 largest companies in terms of sustainability. Life Technologies achieved a 100 percent score in operational eco-efficiency and has the index’s highest ranking in the Biotechnology sector in the areas of talent attraction and retention, standards for suppliers, workplace safety and risk management.

To learn more about Life Technologies global citizenship efforts, please visit http://www.lifetechnologies.com/global-citizenship.html.

What's about the other big office of ABI such as Germany, France etc. Will they survive? Why do they need this amount of space when the mass specs are gone?

The German office along with Glasgow will be taking on all of the tech support etc form the closing offices. MS was only a small part of Life anyway.

As for France and the production facility in Warrington? Seems no decision has been made but There's obvious savings to be made from both facilities.

What's the future for this company????

A undisclosed source at Life Tech was quoted "We are going to rip and tear AB's instrument business product lines apart until we end up with something we can actually manage." "Viva Consumables, which we love and understand."

Sorry, no. We don't understand consumables either.

DHR to Acquire Life Sciences Instrumentation Businesses from MDS Inc. and Life Technologies Corp.

Nice working with you Laura L.
http://www.danaher.com/news/news_detail.asp?key=347

A undisclosed source at Life Tech was quoted "We are going to rip and tear AB's instrument business product lines apart until we end up with something we can actually manage." "Viva Consumables, which we love and understand."

What's about the other big office of ABI such as Germany, France etc. Will they survive? Why do they need this amount of space when the mass specs are gone?

"Warrington, Cambridge and Niew-something or other. All legacy AB. Go figure."

It is Nieuwekerk, Netherlands (near Amsterdam), one of AB's biggest support sites in Europe.

Warrington, Cambridge and Niew-something or other. All legacy AB. Go figure.

"Also three AB Europe offices to shut."

Do you happen to know which ones?

Mass spec sold to Danaher!!. Also three AB Europe offices to shut. Most AB mass spec people and a few others from the closing offices will be kept on by new Danaher though. Mass spec " No longer fits". Its a shame but hardly a complete surprise I guess.

Invitrogen (12)
Gregory T. Lucier Ch/CEO $2,957,500 26,374,386 45,747 $29,377,633 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Claude D. Benchimol SVP $685,665 5,190,979 34,011 $5,910,655

Nicolas M. Barthelemy SVP $652,041 1,354,910 31,888 $2,038,839

David F. Hoffmeister SVP $997,640 4,151,500 24,847 $5,173,987

Peter M. Leddy SVP $652,741 - 56,352 $709,093

just a look at the compensation

And worth every cent... Although PL must be feeling a little left out this year.

Invitrogen (12)
Gregory T. Lucier Ch/CEO $2,957,500 26,374,386 45,747 $29,377,633 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Claude D. Benchimol SVP $685,665 5,190,979 34,011 $5,910,655

Nicolas M. Barthelemy SVP $652,041 1,354,910 31,888 $2,038,839

David F. Hoffmeister SVP $997,640 4,151,500 24,847 $5,173,987

Peter M. Leddy SVP $652,741 - 56,352 $709,093

just a look at the compensation

"That's because they are too busy suing everyone they can!! They are not interested in competition just need to keep the super heavy legal department working. When those patents run out they will have to do what a lot of companies do - compete. So if you have Life Tech shares get out soon!

That explains the pathetic lawsuit they have against Biorad over ancient protein ladders. LIFE can't come up with any new products to generate revenue?"

BR has no IP, that's the pathetic part. and BR legal dept will settle for a bad deal every time.

That's because they are too busy suing everyone they can!! They are not interested in competition just need to keep the super heavy legal department working. When those patents run out they will have to do what a lot of companies do - compete. So if you have Life Tech shares get out soon!

That explains the pathetic lawsuit they have against Biorad over ancient protein ladders. LIFE can't come up with any new products to generate revenue?

That's because they are too busy suing everyone they can!! They are not interested in competition just need to keep the super heavy legal department working. When those patents run out they will have to do what a lot of companies do - compete. So if you have Life Tech shares get out soon!

"Life has shipping logistic issues, lots of cust complaints. I am a disatisfy customer, Lucier heard me. Call Lucier if you are not happy with services."

Just like talking to the devil Lu-cier?

Is there a huge pink slip hand out today from the beer guy? Any comments?

Life has shipping logistic issues, lots of cust complaints. I am a disatisfy customer, Lucier heard me. Call Lucier if you are not happy with services.

It's hard to explain to non-sociopaths, but he doesn't care, unless you're big enough to send the stock price down in the short term.

Problems are related to LIFE consolidating DCs. I heard they are having lots of issues in the MD DCs. From a reliable source, DC manager is on his way out the door.

"Life has shipping logistic issues, lots of cust complaints. I am a disatisfy customer, Lucier heard me. Call Lucier if you are not happy with services."

INVN has always had shipping logistics problems. Now, so does LIFE. They will try to rectify it when you complain. Same old song, different ticker symbol.

Life has shipping logistic issues, lots of cust complaints. I am a disatisfy customer, Lucier heard me. Call Lucier if you are not happy with services.

Only 1 way up
http://www.hbs.edu/mba/

VP's and Magaement got the slow screw. The rest of the bastarders are all EF!!!!!!!!!!!

Hogs get slaughtered old finance directors get severed. Once touted as a great asset then drained and left to die. August will prove to make heads roll. Thank you Harvard!

Death

It has been proven in the Harvard Business Review that management with layers of Harvard MBA's always make the best decisions for any Biotech business especially if they wear six sigma black belts with striped suspenders and really ugly ties.

There you go then. Peer-reviewed research from the HBR is business gospel. I can't see how LIFE won't come out on top in the sequencing wars.

"There are just so many products that can't withstand having 6 layers of MBAs, black belts and other experts that know nothing about the technical aspects of the business between the CEO and the customer that it makes for easy pickings."

It has been proven in the Harvard Business Review that management with layers of Harvard MBA's always make the best decisions for any Biotech business especially if they wear six sigma black belts with striped suspenders and really ugly ties.

Lucifer should receive presidential medals for stimulating the economy by decimating each acquisition, leaving room for start-ups to take his business.

There are just so many products that can't withstand having 6 layers of MBAs, black belts and other experts that know nothing about the technical aspects of the business between the CEO and the customer that it makes for easy pickings. Would be interested to know why, with all the price increases GL has "executed", customers are still buying products they can get for less money elsewhere.

Lucier should receive presidential medals for stimulating the economy by decimating each acquisition, leaving room for start-ups to take his business.

The company also raised its synergy realization target for the year, saying it now expects $95 million in synergies for 2009, up from an earlier guidance of $80 million as "we executed so effectively on our original target [that] we were able to accelerate a number of actions that we had originally planned for 2010," Lucier said.

http://www.genomeweb.com/newsletter/proteomonitor

Anyone see these raised target accelerated cost cutting actions?

"You don't have to upgrade to anything other than PC data collection...."

I'm aware of that. The problem is that ABI does not sell Data Collection alone.... You have to perform the full upgrade....

The 310 MAC software is not supported. The 310 is still an active product. I had several mails and emails over the years letting me know it was happening. You don't have to upgrade to anything other than PC data collection....

Life Tech’s Mass-Spec Revenue Falls 12 Percent in Q2; Total Receipts Rise 2 Percent

Life Technologies yesterday reported that revenue for its mass-spectrometry business fell 12 percent to $129 million, excluding currency impacts — the steepest decline among the company’s four divisions...........

.......it may be telling that Lucier this week said that moving ahead, R&D investments will focus on areas that "will drive even further growth" for the company. While he specifically cited "acceleration of our sequencing roadmap [and] a ramping up of our synthetic biology tool set to support biofuels research" as areas of interest, he made no mention of mass specs.

http://www.genomeweb.com/newsletter/proteomonitor

> Universities and colleges still use the 310. If you have a lot of data from the 310,switching it to the later ABI machines ain't so easy.

Why..?

Universities and colleges still use the 310. If you have a lot of data from the 310,switching it to the later ABI machines ain't so easy.

I'm surprised anyone still has a 310.

What is the mood in FC? and what is mfg in pleasanton and hayward?

I know the mood in Foster City. What is the mood in Hayward and Pleasanton?

Oh yeah? And why should I do it? My Mac is working just fine!! Can't you ABI guys find another way to make money but to f*** up your on costumers? You won't last long.....

Ask Apple if they can support your Mac...guess what they will tell you..BTW there are much better ways to make money than selling upgrades to 310 Mac customers.

"Yes...upgrade your 310 to the PC Version...should be possible, or not ? 3130 will be supported for the next 10 years, even if discontinued."

Oh yeah? And why should I do it? My Mac is working just fine!! Can't you ABI guys find another way to make money but to f*** up your on costumers? You won't last long.....

"I was just informed that ABI will not support 310's with MAC anymore, not even allowing service contracts. This is a way to force you to upgrade. They will also discontinue the 3130 to force you to buy the 3500, which will force you to use their regents.

Any toughts?"

Yes...upgrade your 310 to the PC Version...should be possible, or not ? 3130 will be supported for the next 10 years, even if discontinued.

"I was just informed that ABI will not support 310's with MAC anymore, not even allowing service contracts. This is a way to force you to upgrade. They will also discontinue the 3130 to force you to buy the 3500, which will force you to use their regents.

Any toughts?"

Speak with Certified Scientific instruments, in CA (or AMEBioscience, if you're in Europe). They are pro's, most of them are ex-ABI and they will help you on this

Speak with Certified Scientific instruments, in CA (or AMEBioscience, if you're in Europe). They are pro's, most of them are ex-ABI and they will help you on this

Don't forget the RFID in the reagents. That obvious customer-fuck will last about 0.02 seconds before some smart grad student hacks it.

I was just informed that ABI will not support 310's with MAC anymore, not even allowing service contracts. This is a way to force you to upgrade. They will also discontinue the 3130 to force you to buy the 3500, which will force you to use their regents.

Any toughts?

Expect more and more of this, as the "synergies" are rolled out. Look back at how well the Vector NTI upgrade was handled. It's all about the money, and nothing to do with satisfying customers.

I was just informed that ABI will not support 310's with MAC anymore, not even allowing service contracts. This is a way to force you to upgrade. They will also discontinue the 3130 to force you to buy the 3500, which will force you to use their regents.

Any toughts?

where are the largest operations of legacy IVGN and AB located? How many already closed?

Most people are running for they're live's