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Exhibit 15.2
Securitites and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We are aware that our report dated July 12, 2000 on our reveiw of the interim
financial information of Life Technologies, Inc. as of June 30, 2000 and for
the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 and
included in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2000 is incorporated by reference in Invitrogen Corporation's
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-46146, 333-86531, and
333-74061) and is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form
8-K of Invitrogen Corporation.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, Virginia
September 27, 2000
