Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 5, 2000

Lyle Turner – Invitrogen Corporation (ivgn)

LYLE C. TURNER, a Founder of Invitrogen Corporation, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since February 1988. Previously, Mr. Turner served as Director of Sales and Marketing at Stratagene, a life sciences products company, from January 1987 through February 1988, and as Technical Sales Specialist at Boehringer Mannheim Corp., a pharmaceutical company, from June 1985 to January 1987. From September 1981 through May 1985, Mr. Turner worked at Syntro Corporation, a biotech company, at which his final position was Manager of Business Development. Mr. Turner received his BA in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. Profile
TWST: Would you provide a background summary and brief profile of

Invitrogen Corporation?

Mr. Turner: Invitrogen is company with a little over $100 million in

revenue that specializes in the