Bio-Rad co-founder Alice Schwartz dies at 99

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIO.B) announced that Alice N. Schwartz, the company's co-founder and Director Emeritus, died on September 25, 2025, at age 99.

Schwartz co-founded Bio-Rad in 1952 in Berkeley, California, with her husband David Schwartz after graduating with a biochemistry degree from the University of California, Berkeley. The company initially developed specialty chemicals for life science research before expanding into clinical diagnostics.

Schwartz played a key role in developing Bio-Rad's first thyroid function test kit in the 1960s, which utilized separation techniques and materials from life science research. This product marked the company's entry into clinical diagnostics.

She remained an active board member until 2022. Bio-Rad, based in Hercules, California, operates globally with approximately 7,500 employees and reported $2.6 billion in revenues in 2024, according to the company statement.

The company develops and manufactures products for life science research and clinical diagnostics markets, serving universities, research institutions, hospitals, biopharmaceutical companies, and various laboratories.

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