Pion

Founded in the United States in 1996 but tracing its life sciences research roots to 1989, Billerica, Mass.-based Pion is a science-based company providing innovative technology, solutions, support and scientific expertise to the drug development industry. Through a variety of novel testing instruments and techniques, the company empowers the pharmaceutical research community to use trusted data for the development of new and unique products that make a difference to people's lives. The company acquired the technology that would become its leading Rainbow in situ fiber-optics UV measurement instrument through the acquisition of Delphian Technology in 2002 and was bought by Mike and Sharon Kelly in 2011.