Was recorded at Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut. Picozza, Haff, DiCesare, Katz, Seyfried, Barrett, Atwood, Pigliucci, Regusa, Grossman, and Woudenberg discussed the joint venture with Cetus, the design and engineering of commercial thermocyclers, marketing, and future applications, c. 1980-1993, including: Participants' biographical data; thermocycler development to the current 9600 model; military and forensic use of PCR; current research on new developments in PCR including high performance chromatography and electrochemiluminescence; hardware and software development for PCR instruments; and design and machinery of PCR instrumentation. Visual documentation included: Tour of Biotech Engineering and Biotech Chemistry laboratories; shipping facility and distribution warehouse; various PCR advertising campaigns, Perkin-Elmer newsletter, and PCR Journal; demonstration of the parts of the TC Model 4800 and 9600; and tour of the manufacturing areas including machining center, printed circuit assembly area, electronic test area, sheet metal area, and paint area.

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Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9577, History of the Polymerase Chain Reaction Videohistory Collection