GAITHERSBURG, MD, August 5, 2009 – This year KPL celebrates 30 years of service to the life science research community. Founded in 1979 by Dr. Les Kirkegaard and Albert Perry, two entrepreneurs who pioneered the first commercial affinity purified antibodies, KPL has since introduced close to 800 products from comprehensive kits to a full range of highly purified immunoreagents.

“From the beginning we have striven to produce products that perform above expectation while meeting customer needs,” said Albert Perry, President and CEO, in an address at the August 5th anniversary dinner attended by KPL employees. “Our record of service to the life science industry reveals a degree of stability and expertise that is only achievable over time. Thirty years of business speaks to the strength of our technology base and our commitment to the rapidly changing life science marketplace.” 

“Today KPL continues to evolve to better meet the growing needs of life scientists. Although the markets that we serve have changed dramatically over the past 30 years, KPL continues to produce the finest protein detection reagents, backed by personal customer support. Our tradition of excellence has positioned KPL to serve researchers well into the 21st century."

KPL is located in Maryland 15 miles from Washington, D.C in one of the largest hubs of the biotech industry. The company develops and manufactures tools for protein research applications, including cell biology, immunology, protein chemistry and molecular biology. KPL also supplies reagents to leading diagnostic kit manufacturers for use in a variety of commercially successful diagnostic kits. Products are marketed around the world in more than 50 countries through a national sales force and a worldwide network of distributors.