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Market Cap:$209.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$95.5M
  • Public
  • US
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Iris Diagnostics is a leader in automated urinalysis technology with its workstations installed in major medical institutions throughout the world. Iris Diagnostics manufactures the only clinical analyzers which use real-time video flow imaging, displaying microscopic images on a video screen. The systems are operated by touch screen interfaces pioneered by the Company for use in urinalysis and microscopic analysis of body fluids. The Company's imaging systems use patented and proprietary Automated Intelligent Microscopy (AIM) technology for automating microscopic procedures, enabling clinical laboratory technologists to rapidly and efficiently analyze and process specimens automatically, significantly reducing the costly and time-consuming manual steps required for microscopic analysis. Iris Sample Processing (formerly StatSpin ), acquired in 1996, excels as a maker of innovative centrifuges and blood analysis products. Forty thousand of its benchtop centrifuge systems have been sold to date. Major medical institutions worldwide, along with thousands of smaller hospitals, commercial laboratories, clinics, doctors' offices, veterinary labs and research institutions use Iris Sample Processing's products. Iris Sample Processing manufactures the world's fastest blood separator (30 seconds). Its bench top centrifuges are dedicated to applications for manual specimen preparation in coagulation, cytology, hematology and urinalysis. ...

Chairman, President & CEO
Cesar M. Garcia
Number of Employees 318
Contact Information

9172 Eton Ave

Chatsworth, California 91311

www.proiris.com

(818) 709-1244

NAICS Code Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing: 334516

Recent Events

  • IRIS Int'l Appoints Lawrence Blecka As VP, Research And Development - Quick Facts

    11/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • IRIS Int IRIS Posts Q3 Loss of $0.06, Beats by 9c; Guides FY09

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • IRIS International and Fujirebio Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement

    8/20/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • IRIS International Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Donald C. Mueller CFO & Vice President
Martin G. Paravato CFO & Secretary
Peter L. Donato Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas H. Adams PhD Chief Technology Officer
John Yi Vice President, Operations
Thomas Warekois President, Iris Diagnostics Business Unit & Corp Vice President
Veronica Tarrant Controller & Vice President, Finance
Donald E. Horacek Controller
Kenneth R Castleman

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Cesar M. Garcia Chairman, President & CEO
Beth Y. Karlan Board of Directors
Edward F. Voboril Board of Directors
Michael D. Matte Board of Directors
Richard G. Nadeau Board of Directors
Richard H. Williams Board of Directors
Richard M. Williams Board of Directors
Stephen E. Wasserman Board of Directors
Steven M. Besbeck Board of Directors
Thomas F. Kelley Board of Directors

Cesar M. Garcia, has been a Director since November 2003 and Chairman of the Board since November 2007. He joined IRIS in January 2002 as our Executive Vice President and was appointed President in June 2003 and Chief Executive Officer in November 2003. Mr. Garcia has over 30 years of experience in design, manufacturing and commercialization of medical devices. From 1998 through 2001, Mr. Garcia was Sr. Vice President, Operations and Program Management for Cytometrics Inc., an early stage manufacturer of non-invasive, photonics-based medical devices. From 1994 to 1998, he was Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Datascope Corp., manufacturer of medical devices for interventional cardiology, anesthesiology and critical care monitoring. From 1974 to 1994, Mr. Garcia worked with Bayer Diagnostics (now Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) assuming positions of increased responsibility including General Manager of Technicon Electronics Corp., a subsidiary of Bayer USA and Director of Worldwide Hematology Manufacturing and Cellular Diagnostics Research and Development. Mr. Garcia earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering (Cum Laude) at the University of Puerto Rico and received an Advanced Management Certificate from Pace University.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Bayer Corporation Former
University of Puerto Rico B.S. in Industrial Engineering (Cum Laude) Former
Pace University Advanced Management Certificate Former

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. CFO & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. CFO & Secretary Current
BDO Seidman, LLP Former
California State University Northridge Bachelor of Science degree in accounting Former

Peter Donato joined the company in August 2007 as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Peter has over 15 years of progressive experience managing financial organizations including enterprises in medical device manufacturing. Prior to joining IRIS, Mr. Donato served as Vice President and CFO, for Gamma Medica-Ideas Inc., an early stage manufacturer of medical imaging equipment. From 2003 to 2006, he was Vice President of Finance for the Cardiology Division of Accellent, Inc., which manufactures medical devices for interventional cardiology applications. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Donato worked for the Scotts-Miracle Gro Company in various Divisional Controllership roles. From 1994-2000, Mr. Donato worked in the automotive industry with both General Motors and Honda after beginning his career in public accounting with Ernst and Young. Mr. Donato earned his B.S.B.A. in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude) at The Ohio State University and received an M.B.A. from the College of Business Administration at the University of Akron (Ohio). Mr. Donato is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Young Corporation Current
The Ohio State University B.S.B.A. In Accounting Former

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Leucadia Technologies and Chairman Emeritus, Genta, Inc. Thomas H. Adams, Ph.D. has been a director since 1991. Dr. Adams is the Chief Technology Officer of Iris International, Inc., the company that acquired Leucadia Technologies in 2006 and is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Genta, Inc., a publicly held biotechnology company in the field of antisense technology. From September 1998 to April 2006, Dr. Adams was chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Leucadia Technologies, a privately held company in the field of medical devices. From 1989 to 1997, Dr. Adams served as Chief Executive Officer of Genta, Inc. In 1984, Dr. Adams founded Gen-Probe, Inc., a publicly held company that develops and manufactures diagnostic products, and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman until its acquisition by Chugai Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1989. From 1980 to 1984, Dr. Adams was Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Hybritech, which was later acquired by Eli Lilly and Company in 1986. Dr. Adams has also held management positions at Technicon Instruments and the Hyland Division of Baxter Travenol, served as a director of Biosite Diagnostics, Inc., a publicly held medical research firm, from 1989 to 1998, Life Technologies, Inc. from 1992 to 2001, Invitrogen, Inc. a publicly held company, from 2001 to 2003, and Xenomics, Inc., a publicly held molecular diagnostics firm, from 2004 to 2005. Dr. Adams currently serves as a director of XiFin, Inc., a privately held application service provider focusing on the financial management needs of laboratories, and Iris International, Inc., a publicly held medical device company. Dr. Adams holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California at Riverside.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Genta Incorporated Chairman Current
Xenomics, Inc. Chairman Current
Pawfect Foods Inc Board of Directors Current
IRIS International, Inc. Director Current
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Director Current
Xifin, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genta Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
Gen-Probe Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Hybritech Senior Vice President of Research and Development Former
Gen-Probe Inc. Founder Former
Genta Incorporated Founder Former
University of California Ph.D. In Biochemistry Former

John Yi, Vice President of Operations, joined Iris Diagnostics in September, 2003. John is responsible for Manufacturing, Material Control, Purchasing, Parts Repair and Operations Engineering. John holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Accounting from California State University in Hayward, California. He brings to Iris an excellent track record in operations management, program management, engineering technical services and significant experience in high-growth, high revenue manufacturing companies. Most recently, John was Vice President of Operations with Alcatel Corporation (formerly Xylan) and prior to that he held positions of similar responsibility at Micropolis and Seagate Technology.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Iris Diagnostics Former
Seagate Technology, Inc. Former
California State University Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting Former

Thomas E. Warekois joined IRIS in March 2007 as our Corporate Vice President and President of the Iris Diagnostics Business Unit. Prior to joining IRIS, Mr. Warekois spent 27 years with the Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics Division (now Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics), based in Tarrytown, N.Y. During his tenure, Mr. Warekois held several senior executive positions including Senior Vice President of Marketing for all products of the Laboratory Testing Segment, and twice as General Manager of Bayer Diagnostics for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa regions with separate assignments living in France and the UK. He also served as Vice President of Hematology Marketing launching the ADVIA 120 and ADVIA 60 product lines. Mr. Warekois earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology from Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y plus two advanced degrees - a MBA in Strategic Marketing from Pace University, N.Y. and a MS in Biochemistry from the New York College of Medicine in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Warekois also served as a member of the board for the DxMA (Diagnostic Marketing Association) organization promoting industry marketing excellence.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. President, Iris Diagnostics Business Unit & Corp Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Controller & Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Controller Current

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Current
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Senior Scientist Former
Federal Bureau of Investigation Former
USC, LLC Former

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Quepasa Corp CFO & Executive Vice President Current
CyberGuard Corporation CFO Current
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerijet International Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers audit manager Former
Quepasa Corp Board of Directors Former
Florida State University BS In Accounting Former

Richard G. Nadeau, Ph.D.. Dr. Nadeau was appointed a director in January 1999. He is Founder and Chairman of Vistair Ventures, a company he founded in 1984 that funds small businesses, primarily in the high technology fields. Concurrently, Dr. Nadeau held senior positions with various IVD equipment companies, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cytometrics, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer of EM Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Technicon Instrument Corporation, President of the Diagnostics Division (North America) of Technicon Instrument Corporation, President of Ortho Diagnostics, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and Worldwide Marketing Manager for the Automatic Clinical Analysis Division of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Advanced Medical Technology Association. Dr. Nadeau is a former President of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards and a former Board Member of the European Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Dr. Nadeau is a Fellow in the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. He earned his B.S. in pre-Med and M.S. in Biochemistry at the University of New Hampshire and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at West Virginia University.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
West Virginia University PH.D. In Biochemistry Former
University of New Hampshire M.S. In Biochemistry Former
West Virginia University B.S. Former
University of New Hampshire B.S. Former

Richard H. Williams, Lead Director. Mr. Williams was appointed Chairman in February, 2004 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2003. An experienced businessman and entrepreneur, has served as a consultant to many emerging growth companies since 1980. He has founded and helped structure, finance and take public a number of small public and private companies. Among them, InTime Systems International, a software company, Telcom Services, Inc. & Restor Industries, Inc., both companies involved in the telecommunications market, and A&W Exploration Corporation, an operating oil and gas company. Mr. Williams has been Chairman and CEO of several of these companies. Before becoming an entrepreneur in 1980, Mr. Williams was Vice President of a $100 million consumer products division of Pfizer, Inc. Most recently, he served as Chairman of Williams Resource Group, his own company specializing in financial evaluations, personal investment and consulting to emerging growth companies.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
IRIS International, Inc. Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
IRIS International, Inc. Chairman Former

Stephen E. Wasserman. Mr. Wasserman was appointed a director in April 2006. Mr. Wasserman was most recently Group Vice President-Diagnostic Systems Products of Olympus America Inc., the U.S. business center for Tokyo-based Olympus Corporation. Mr. Wasserman, who joined Olympus in 1997, directed the North American operations for the Company's In Vitro Diagnostics product business based in Melville, N.Y. Prior to Olympus, from 1994-1997 Mr. Wasserman was Chief Financial Officer of Datascope Corp. and President of its Patient Monitoring Division. From 1989 to 1993, he served as Vice President of NY Blood Center, Inc. and General Manager of its Melville Biologics, Inc. division, a manufacturer, marketer and developer of biopharmaceutical products. Mr. Wasserman previously held key positions from 1981-1989 with Technicon Instruments Corp. (now Bayer Diagnostics), serving as Vice President, General Manager, North America and Vice President and Controller. Mr. Wasserman is a Certified Public Accountant and received a BBA from City College of New York, Baruch School of Business.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Datascope Corp. Chief Financial Officer Former

Steven M. Besbeck. Mr. Besbeck has served as a director since 1990. Mr. Besbeck is a private investor and has served on a number of private and public boards of directors. From 1983 to 2007 he was a founder, director, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASPYRA, Inc., a provider of clinical and diagnostic information systems for laboratory, pharmacy and medical imaging departments in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers. From 1975 to 1983, Mr. Besbeck was a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Cytogenetics, Inc., a provider of specialty clinical laboratory services. Mr. Besbeck holds a B.S. in Finance from California State University, Long Beach.

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
California State University B.S. In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
IRIS International, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • IRIS to Host Financial Analyst Briefing At American Association for Clinical Chemistry...

    Reuters - 6/29/09 - View Story

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     IRIS $11.60 +0.01 (0.09% )
Average Volume 49,312
Shares Outstanding 18.04M
Market Cap 209.2M
Year High 14.61
Year Low 8.56
Earnings Per Share 0.43
P/E Ratio 26.98
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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