Affymetrix Director Paul Berg to Retire
February 22 2011 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced that Paul Berg,
Ph.D. and Nobel Laureate will retire from the Affymetrix Board of
Directors in May 2011. Dr. Berg has been a board member of the
company since its inception in 1993.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors and all of us at
Affymetrix, I thank Paul for his 19 years of vision, leadership and
insights to the science, technologies and directions of our
industry,” said Stephen P.A. Fodor, Ph.D., founder and chairman of
Affymetrix. “Paul’s inspiration helped shape the scientific
foundations of the company and will endure long into the future. We
wish him well in his retirement.”
About Affymetrix
Affymetrix technology is used by the world’s top pharmaceutical,
diagnostic, and biotechnology companies, as well as leading
academic, government and nonprofit research institutes. More than
2,000 systems have been shipped around the world and approximately
23,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the
technology.
Affymetrix is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and has
manufacturing facilities in Santa Clara, Cleveland, Ohio, and
Singapore. The company has about 900 employees worldwide and
maintains sales and distribution operations across Europe and Asia.
For more information about Affymetrix, please visit the company’s
website at http://www.affymetrix.com.
Forward-looking statements
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“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act as amended, including statements
regarding Affymetrix’ “expectations,” “beliefs,” “hopes,”
“intentions,” “strategies,” or the like. Such statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially for Affymetrix from those projected. These and
other risk factors are discussed in Affymetrix’ Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2009, and other SEC reports for subsequent
quarterly periods.
Affymetrix, and the Affymetrix logo are registered trademarks of
Affymetrix, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their
respective owners.
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