Applied Biosystems to Webcast Presentations at Investment Conferences on May 4 and 5.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2004 Applied Biosystems Applied Biosystems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ABIO) is the original name of a pioneer biotechnology company founded in 1981 in Foster City, California, among the Silicon Valley cities of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ), an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its presentation at the R. W. Baird Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, May 4, 2004. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. Linda Greub, Director of Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. for Applied Biosystems, will provide an overview of the business with a focus on new products. Applied Biosystems will also be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Annual Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. ET. Catherine M. Burzik, Executive Vice President for Applied Biosystems, will provide an overview of the business with a focus on new products and the Applied Biosystems Integrated Science (iScience(TM)) strategy. Interested parties may access the live webcasts and replay by visiting the Investors section of the Applied Biosystems web site at http://ir.appliedbiosystems.com. It is suggested that participants wishing to access the live webcasts do so 15 minutes before the start of the webcasts. The webcasts replays will be archived on the Presentations page of the Investors section. About Applera Corporation and Applied Biosystems Applera Corporation consists of two operating groups. The Applied Biosystems Group serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Customers use these tools to analyze nucleic acids Nucleic acids The cellular molecules DNA and RNA that act as coded instructions for the production of proteins and are copied for transmission of inherited traits. (DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. and RNA RNA: see nucleic acid. RNA in full ribonucleic acid One of the two main types of nucleic acid (the other being DNA), which functions in cellular protein synthesis in all living cells and replaces DNA as the carrier of genetic ), small molecules, and proteins to make scientific discoveries, develop new pharmaceuticals, and conduct standardized testing. Applied Biosystems is headquartered in Foster City, CA, and reported sales of $1.7 billion during fiscal 2003. The Celera Genomics Group (NYSE:CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. ), located in Rockville, MD, and South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , CA, is engaged principally in integrating advanced technologies to discover and develop new therapeutics. Celera intends to leverage its proteomic, bioinformatic, and genomic capabilities to identify and validate drug targets, and to discover and develop new therapeutics. Its Celera Discovery System(TM) online platform, marketed exclusively by Applied Biosystems, is an integrated source of information based on the human genome and other biological and medical sources. Celera Diagnostics, a 50/50 joint venture between Applied Biosystems and Celera Genomics, is focused on discovery, development, and commercialization of novel diagnostic products. Information about Applera Corporation, including reports and other information filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at http://www.applera.com, or by telephoning 800.762.6923. Information about Applied Biosystems is available at http://www.appliedbiosystems.com/. Applied Biosystems is a registered trademark and Applera, Celera, Celera Diagnostics, Celera Discovery System, and Celera Genomics are trademarks of Applera Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or certain other countries. |
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