Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 2001
PETER DWORKIN is Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications of Applera Corporation. Mr. Dworkin has managed the
financial and media relations programs of the three Applera business
units, Applied Biosystems Group, Celera Genomics Group, and Celera
Diagnostics. He reports to Dennis L. Winger, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Applera. A former business journalist, he has
worked in the biotechnology industry for 12 years. Profile
TWST: Could you start us off with a brief overview of AppliedBiosystems, its history and evolution?
Mr. Dworkin: Applied Biosystems was founded in 1981, and became a
NASDAQ-listed company in