Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 12, 2001

Peter Dworkin – Applied Biosystems Group (abi)

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 Applied

Biosystems, its history and evolution?

Mr. Dworkin: Applied Biosystems was founded in 1981, and became a

NASDAQ-listed company in