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Bio-Rad co-founder and Director Emeritus Alice Schwartz dies at 99
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
- Alice N. Schwartz, co-founder of Bio-Rad, passed away on September 25, 2025, at age 99.
- She co-founded Bio-Rad in 1952 with her husband David and developed the company's first thyroid test kit in the 1960s.
- Schwartz served as an active Board member until 2022 and was named Director Emeritus.
- Her contributions included the innovation that marked Bio-Rad's entry into clinical diagnostics.