WALTHAM, Mass., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thermo Electron
Corporation (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in analytical instruments, announced
that it received the Gold Editor's Award at PITTCON(R) 2006, the largest North
American conference and exposition on laboratory science and instrumentation.
Editors in attendance voted Thermo's LTQ(TM) Orbitrap(TM) hybrid mass
spectrometer the best new product introduction of the show, which featured
over 1000 exhibiting companies.
Used in small molecule research, proteomics, metabolomics and drug
discovery applications, the LTQ Orbitrap is a hybrid mass spectrometer that
offers superior mass resolution and accuracy, detection power and dynamic
range as compared to existing Time-of-Flight (TOF) technology.
"We believe the LTQ Orbitrap's patented technology represents the most
significant breakthrough in mass spectrometry since the ion trap was
introduced over 20 years ago," commented Marc N. Casper, senior vice president
of Thermo. "The performance advancements of the LTQ Orbitrap address our
customers' need for faster, more accurate analysis. We are as excited as our
customers about the LTQ Orbitrap and its impact on promising research being
performed in laboratories worldwide."
Over the past few years, Thermo has built the most dynamic mass
spectrometry portfolio in the world. Its successful Finnigan(TM) LTQ FT Mass
Spectrometer was the Silver Editor's Award winner at PITTCON three years ago.
In addition to the LTQ Orbitrap, Thermo showcased at PITTCON 2006 its
total range of laboratory solutions that offer customers integrated technology
and services from sample preparation to sample analysis, on through to data
interpretation and storage. Also unveiled were Thermo's newest "lab to line"
solutions for both Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and the European
Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive.
Winning the Gold Editor's Award continues Thermo's positive momentum, as
it was also recently named "2005 Company of the Year" by Instrument Business
Outlook (IBO). This award recognized Thermo's market leadership, strong
financial and operational performance, as well as its outstanding technical
contributions to the analytical and scientific instrumentation market. The
entire IBO report can be found at http://www.thermo.com.
About Thermo Electron
Thermo Electron Corporation is the world leader in analytical instruments.
Our instrument solutions enable our customers to make the world a healthier,
cleaner and safer place. Thermo's Life and Laboratory Sciences segment
provides analytical instruments, scientific equipment, services and software
solutions for life science, drug discovery, clinical, environmental and
industrial laboratories. Thermo's Measurement and Control segment is dedicated
to providing analytical instruments used in a variety of manufacturing
processes and in-the-field applications, including those associated with
safety and homeland security. For more information, visit
http://www.thermo.com.
Media Contact Information: Investor Contact Information:
Lori Gorski Ken Apicerno
Phone: 781-622-1242 Phone: 781-622-1111
E-mail: lori.gorski@thermo.com E-mail: ken.apicerno@thermo.com
Website: http://www.thermo.com
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Media: Lori Gorski, +1-781-622-1242,
lori.gorski@thermo.com, or Investors: Ken Apicerno,
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