Nordhoff: Honored and thankful.

In November, President Bush named in vitro diagnostics manufacturer Gen-Probe Inc. (San Diego) as one of seven National Medal of Technology laureates for 2004. The company was recognized for the development and commercialization of its Procleix line of nucleic-acid-based blood-screening tests.

“We are honored to receive this prestigious award for innovation in protecting the donated blood supply,” says Henry L. Nordhoff, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Gen-Probe. “I would like to thank the hundreds of Gen-Probe employees whose talents, expertise, and extraordinary efforts made this recognition possible. We also received support from many external collaborators, including the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; our blood bank customers; Chiron Corp.; and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.”