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CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES INC

CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES INC
CIK 0001014672 · Laboratory Analytical Instruments
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COMPETITIONItem 1A Risk Factors

The commercial success of our LabChip products depends upon market acceptance of the merits of our drug discovery and automated electrophoresis separations systems by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic research centers and other companies that rely upon laboratory experimentation.

CAPITAL ACCESS LIQUIDITYItem 1A Risk Factors

Failure to maintain our credit facility borrowing base, raise additional capital or generate the significant capital necessary to expand our operations and invest in new products could reduce our ability to compete and result in lower revenue.

CAPITAL ACCESS LIQUIDITYItem 1A Risk Factors

Turmoil in the world's financial markets, such as the financial crisis in 2008 from which global markets are still recovering, may make it difficult or impossible for us to raise additional capital.

CAPITAL ACCESS LIQUIDITYItem 1A Risk Factors

Failure to remain in compliance with the covenants included in our revolving credit facility could interfere with or prevent our ability to obtain additional advances under this credit facility.

CUSTOMER CONCENTRATIONItem 1A Risk Factors

The delay, termination or non-renewal of a large multi-year contract or the loss of, or a significant reduction in, sales to any of our significant customers could harm our operating results.

CUSTOMER CONCENTRATIONItem 1A Risk Factors

We currently derive, and we expect to continue to derive, a significant percentage of our total revenue from a relatively small number of customers.

CUSTOMER CONCENTRATIONItem 1A Risk Factors

If the EPA experiences a reduction in its federal funding, elects not to proceed with the program or elects to reduce the number of compounds to be screened by us pursuant to this contract, our revenue may decline or grow more slowly than we currently expect.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYItem 1A Risk Factors

We receive significant revenue from out-licensing our patent estates for in vivo optical imaging methods and microfluidic technology, and may not be able to replace such revenue upon the expiration of those patents.