Thermo Fisher
Scientific leads the world in enabling its customers to contribute in making
the world safer, healthier and cleaner. The company caters to clinical laboratories,
medical schools, research groups, government agencies, environmental
institutions, process control industries, biotech companies, pharmaceutical
companies and hospitals.
The company was
founded in 2006 when Thermo
Electron and Fisher Scientific merged together. Thermo Electron was
established by George Hatsopoulos in 1956. It was created to provide analytical
and lab products and services. Chester Fisher founded Fisher Scientific in 1902
to provide lab equipment, chemical supplies, and services to healthcare
professionals, educational institutions and researchers for use in scientific
research.
The most
recognizable brands of the company are the Thermo Scientific and Fisher
Scientific. Other brands operated by the company are Pierce Protein Research,
Cole-Parmer, Cellomics and Nalgene.
The company’s
most notable operations are in the US and Europe. Annual revenues are reported
at $12 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific employs approximately 39,000
employees.
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