Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001

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: Could you start us out with a brief overview of Invitrogen

Corporation?

Mr. Turner: Invitrogen Corporation is a molecular biology research

supplier. We supply researchers in the