Caliper Life Sciences
Rich Benoit is an experienced Design Manufacturing Engineer at PerkinElmer, formerly Caliper Life Sciences, with a career spanning from June 1989 to the present. Prior to this role, Rich worked as a Designer at Automatix, specializing in electro-mechanical design of industrial robotic vision systems for the automotive and computer industries. Earlier in Rich's career, a position as a Design Draftsman at Data General / Prime Computer involved detailing sheet metal packaging for mainframe computers and test equipment fixtures. Rich holds a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certificate in Mechanical Drafting from Blackstone Valley Tech and has attended Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Caliper Life Sciences
Caliper, A PerkinElmer Company, is a research tools company engaged in the sale of innovative and enabling products, services, and systems to academic, government and and biotech/pharmaceutical researchers worldwide. It provides molecular solutions for preclinical imaging as well as in vitro research and diagnostics. The company's products and services, assembled from a portfolio of microfluidics, automation, liquid handling, and molecular imaging technologies, addresses various pre-clinical drug discovery and development bottlenecks. Its products and services include LabChip drug discovery, profiling and separations systems; IVIS noninvasive imaging systems, reagents and animal models; and automation and liquid handling systems. The company also offers contract research and transgenic animal services, drug discovery and development services, product support, and validation services. Caliper Life Sciences sells its products directly to customers, as well as through its network of distributors. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.