Celebrating 25 Years

Inorganic Ventures is celebrating 25 years of manufacturing world-class inorganic standards! Please enjoy this visual retrospective, featuring ads, photos and images from the past 25 years, as well as the history of our family.

Retrospective Gallery

125 mL Standard 1985	125 mL Standard 1999	125 mL Standard Today
Catalog Cover 1997	Catalog Cover 2003	Catalog Cover Today
Advertisement 1989	Advertisement 2002	Advertisement Today
Company Founders 1999	Company Photo 2003	Company Photo Today
Trade Show Booth 2003	Trade Show Booth 2006	Corporate HQ in Virginia Today
Website Home Page 1999	Website Home Page 2003	Website Home Page Today
Holiday eCard 2003	Holiday eCard 2005	Holiday eCard 2009
Inorganic Ventures logo 1985	Inorganic Ventures logo 1990	Inorganic Ventures logo Today

25 Years of Family

Inorganic Ventures, a family-owned and operated business, is proud to celebrate 25 years of making a higher class of inorganic standards for markets worldwide. CEO Dr. Paul Gaines notes that success in business is all about building relationships. "In a family where the relationships are strong, that also makes for a successful business," says Paul.

Paul partnered with Inorganic Ventures' original founder, Mitch Dolobowski, in 1989. Paul established a dedicated manufacturing laboratory (known as IV Labs) to exclusively make Inorganic Ventures' products. In 1997, Paul's wife Linda joined the team and would eventually become the company's CFO. Later that same year, Paul asked Linda's son, Michael Scott, to work for the company as VPO. Mike did much to improve the organization's workflow. On family business, Mike fondly stated, "It's good to spend time together."

In 2000, Paul's son Christopher, a recent college graduate with skills in sales and marketing, was asked to strengthen customer relations and help tap into new business opportunities. Chris stated that communication is paramount when working with family. "It took a long time and we're still working on it. But in the process, I think we've become more successful at it and it's made us closer as a family."

Photo shoot for 2003 advertisement

Linda best summarized the key to Inorganic Ventures' success: "Because we have gifts and talents in different areas, all of us have been able to bring something to the table. Between the four of us, we've been able to come up with some great ways to move the company forward."

Those gifts and talents of Inorganic Ventures' owners also apply to their extended family of more than 40 employees. Every individual, from chemists in the lab to our receptionist in the lobby, works hard to deliver a quality product to every Inorganic Ventures customer. We've been flexing to your specs for 25 years, and we're not about to stop.

Thank You

We'd like to offer you our sincerest thanks. We couldn't have made it 25 years without customers like you. You're the reason we're here.

Paul R. Gaines, Ph.D.
CEO of Inorganic Ventures & Fellow Chemist
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