A lice Schwartz is an American businesswoman and the co-founder of Bio-Rad Laboratories, a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products. In 1952, she and her late husband, David Schwartz, founded the company in Berkeley, California, with their life savings of $720. Both chemists with degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, they started the business in a small hut, initially focused on specialty chemicals for research.

Over the decades, they grew Bio-Rad into a major publicly traded company with a worldwide presence. The company's products are essential tools for scientists and medical professionals, used in a wide range of applications from discovering new drugs to diagnosing diseases. Alice served as a researcher and board member for many years. Even in her 90s, she remains on the company's board of directors, and her son, Norman Schwartz, serves as the CEO. Her story is a remarkable example of a woman in science who co-founded and built a lasting and successful technology enterprise from the ground up.