CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. Non-GAAP revenues for the fourth quarter were $545 million, including $4 million of non-GAAP revenue adjustments, resulting in full year non-GAAP revenues of $1,625 million, an increase of 27 percent over the $1,282 million reported for 2007. This includes $191 million of revenue from its recent acquisition of Applied Biosystems (AB), which closed on November 21, 2008. The closing date of the transaction resulted in approximately five weeks of revenue recognition.
