Harvard Bioscience, Inc. · Holliston, MA United States ·(NASDAQ (GM): HBIO)

Toss a Harvard Bioscience catalog to a bioscience researcher and it will keep him busy for hours. The company develops, manufactures, and markets the scientific gizmos and instruments used in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, and government labs around the world. Its 11,000-item-strong product line is focused on molecular biology and ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, and toxicology); Harvard Bioscience sells tests to screen drug candidates for these qualities. Other products include spectrophotometers, analyzers, ventilators, and protein calculators. Customers can shop directly online, from its printed Harvard Apparatus catalog, or through distributors. To read the full description, subscribe now.