World Class Products and Support Understanding the needs of today's life science researchers and helping those individuals achieve success is a priority at Promega. Through advanced technologies, we offer quality reagents and one-to-one support when needed to help researchers reach their goals faster and with greater success. We offer over 1,200 fully integrated products to help researchers successfully explore gene, protein and cellular interactions. Company Facts: Founded: 1978 Founder: William A. Linton, Chairman and CEO Ownership: Employees and investors; privately held Number of Employees: 758 Number of Products: 1200+ Number of Patents: 83 US; 82 foreign patents Patent Leadership: - Nucleic acid purification - Human identification - Bioluminescence - Coupled in vitro transcription and translation - Cell biology