History
The original Life Technologies, Inc. (LTI), a subsidiary of Dexter Corp., was founded in 1983 by the merger of Bethesda Research Laboratories, Inc. (BRL) and GIBCO Corp. (Grand Island Biological Company). It was bought out by the smaller, cash-rich Invitrogen in 2000 that gradually discontinued the use of the name Life Technologies.
Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: LIFE) was formed November 21, 2008, with the completion of the merger of Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ: IVGN) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE: AB)
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