From Horse Stalls to Biotech Supply

While a junior at Delaware Valley College, Gregory Krug was hired by Craig Tarler to clean horse stalls at a horse barn and veterinary clinic. After realizing a need by diagnostic and life science companies for animal blood, Krug and Tarler started Lampire Biological Laboratories in Pipersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The company has since grown to be a global supplier of animal blood, reagents, antibodies and other products, including cell-culture devices used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies, research labs, makers of diagnostic tests and universities. It is privately held, with 130 employees, two farms and operations in five communities. Although Krug, the president, will not discuss profits, he has stated that last year’s revenue was “way in excess” of $10 million.