Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Andrew Last as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
April 22, 2019 at 10:00 pm
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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew Last as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 22, 2019. In this role, Dr. Last is responsible for all operating functions of the company on a global basis. Dr. Last brings over 30 years of global management experience to Bio-Rad. Most recently he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Berkeley Lights, Inc. Prior to that he was Chief Operating Officer at Intrexon Corporation.
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. is specialized in the development, manufacturing and marketing of products used in life sciences research, clinical diagnostics and analytical chemistry. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- manufacture of clinical diagnostic tests and automated test systems (51.8%). The group also offers test kits, quality control systems and related IT systems;
- manufacture of reagents, equipment and instruments for biological research (48.1%): for the separation, identification and purification of chemical and biological substances (proteins, nucleic acids, bacteria, etc.) for the proteomics, genomics research, biopharmaceuticals, cell biology and food safety markets;
- other (0.1%): in particular, manufacturing of analytical instruments.
At the end of 2022, the Group has 16 production sites in the United States (5), Germany (3), France (2), China (2), Poland, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Singapore.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (41.2%), Europe (30.4%), Asia (22.8%) and other (5.6%).