LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Life Technologies upon the occasion of
receiving the Citizen of the Year Award from the Grand Island Chamber of
Commerce on April 29, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those businesses of high purpose and worthy accomplishment
whose endeavors have faithfully served the welfare of the citizens of
the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Life Technologies upon the occasion of receiving the Citizen of the Year
Award from the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Life Technologies will be recognized at the Grand Island
Chamber of Commerce's 44th Annual Citizen of the Year Awards Banquet to
be held on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Grand Island Holiday Inn
Resort and Conference Center; and
WHEREAS, Life Technologies is a global biotechnology tools company
dedicated to improving the human condition; its systems, consumables and
services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driv-
ing to discoveries and developments that make life even better; and
WHEREAS, The customers of Life Technologies perform their work across
the biological spectrum, advancing knowledge and applications in person-
alized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricul-
tural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics; and
WHEREAS, The company employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide, has
a presence in 160 countries and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual
property estate of approximately 3,900 patents and exclusive licenses;
Life Technologies was created in 2008 by the combination of Invitrogen
Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The facility in Grand Island, New York, employes 520 people
and has been in operation for 46 years, originally as Grand Island
Biological Company (GIBCO); the site produces cell culture media, used
by researchers and pharmaceutical companies to make biological products
from a variety of cell types; Grand Island also includes a research and
development function, manufacturing facilities and a call center that
serves all of Life Technologies' customers; and
WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that this Legislative Body acknowl-
edges Life Technologies' success, recognizes its contributions to the
local and State economies, and extends its highest commendation to the
corporation and its employees, fully confident that, in its future, it
will enjoy the same success which has so characterized its past; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Life Technologies upon the occasion of receiving the Citizen of
the Year Award from the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce on April 29,
2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Life Technologies.