Agribusiness  November 13, 2019

Wellington’s Peak Serum, firm’s CEO declare bankruptcy 

WELLINGTON — Peak Serum Inc. and Thomas Kutrubes, the Wellington-based biologics firm’s founder, have declared bankruptcy.

The Chapter 11 filing, which was made Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Colorado, comes less than two months after Kutrubes was hit with a $2 million fine for trademark infringement, unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets related to his formation of Peak Serum in 2014. 

Fort Collins-based maker of fetal bovine serum Atlas Biologicals Inc. sued Peak and Kutrubes in 2016. Kutrubes could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon and Atlas founder Rick Paniccia declined…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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