Life Technologies creates products that are used to advance personalized (gene-based) medicine and environmental research. Specifically, it makes instrument systems, reagents, software, and other laboratory products that speed up and simplify gene sequencing, expression, and analysis. Life Technologies' broad product lineup includes gene kits, chemical reagents, and cell culture products, as well as mass spectrometry systems and laboratory software. The company operates worldwide, serving life sciences researchers, drugmakers, and other customers in the forensics, biosecurity, food testing, and agricultural industries. Thermo Fisher Scientific bought Life Technologies in early 2014.