Since its founding in 1979 by Dr. Patrick Cleveland and his wife Victoria, V&P`s goal has been to provide the best engineered and most innovative research equipment available. We specialize in machining to make tools for developing technologies. Since we invented the first 96 well Filter Manifold (US Patent # 4,427,415) and the Mini-fold Dot-Blot Hybridization Manifold over 33 years ago we have been providing solutions for scientific research, including OEM and private manufacturing to fit every need. An article on the history of microplates, found here , lists some of Dr. Cleveland`s contributions to the advancement of the technology. We are the leader in making innovative replicators and manifolds to fill, aspirate, evaporate, mix, dilute, transfer, assay, screen, macroarray, microarray, spot, blot and tissue culture wounding in, to and from microplates.