Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific was formed on November 9, 2006, through the merger of Thermo Electron Corporation and Fisher Scientific International. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and operates as a broad supplier to the scientific and healthcare industries.

The company reports four segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics, and Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services. Its offerings span research reagents, genetic-analysis tools, laboratory equipment, analytical instruments, diagnostics, software, lab support, clinical research and contract development and manufacturing services.

Thermo Fisher is especially strong at combining product breadth with distribution, technical support and end-to-end pharmaceutical services. Its brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Gibco, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD, serving pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, clinical laboratories, universities, government agencies and industrial customers.