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Harvard Bioscience Inc. (HBIO)On Nov 18: 2.10   0.00 (0.00%)  
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Harvard Bioscience Inc.
84 October Hill Road
Holliston, MA 01746
United States - Map
Phone: 508-893-8999
Fax: 508-429-5732
Web Site: http://www.harvardbioscience.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Technology
Industry:Scientific & Technical Instruments
Full Time Employees:308

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. develops, distributes, manufactures, and markets apparatus and scientific instruments used in life science research at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities, and government laboratories worldwide. The company offers products in two application areas, including ADMET screening and molecular biology. Its ADMET screening products include diffusion chambers, which are used to measure the absorption of a drug into the bloodstream; 96 well equilibrium dialysis plate, for serum protein binding assays; organ testing systems that enable organs to be kept functioning outside the body while performing experiments; precision infusion pumps and behavioral products, which are used to infuse small quantities of liquid; cell injection systems that are used to penetrate and inject drugs into or around individual cells; ventilators used to inflate the lungs of an anesthetized animal; and electroporation products, which include systems and generators, electrodes, and accessories for research applications, including in vivo, in ovo, and in vitro gene delivery, electrocell fusion, and nuclear transfer cloning. The company’s molecular biology products include spectrophotometers that are used to quantify the amount of a compound in a sample; DNA/RNA/protein calculators used in quantifying the amount of DNA, RNA, or protein in a sample; multi-well plate readers for throughput screening assays in the drug discovery process; amino acid analysis systems that are used to separate and detect the amino acids in a sample; liquid dispensers used to dispense low volumes of liquids into high density microtitre plates used in high throughput screening processes in life science research; and gel electrophoresis systems used for separating and purifying DNA, RNA, and proteins. It markets its products primarily through distributors. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Holliston, Massachusetts.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Harvard Bioscience Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Nov-08 is better than 52.1% of CGQ Universe companies and 26.5% of Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Chane Graziano , 69
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Sec.
    $ 664.00K $ 0
    Mr. David Green , 43
    Pres
    $ 546.00K $ 0
    Ms. Susan M. Luscinski , 51
    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
    $ 315.00K $ 0
    Dr. David Strack Ph.d., 61
    Pres of Genomic Solutions Inc. and Pres of Union Biometrica, Inc
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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