WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thermo Fisher
Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today
announced that the China Doping Control Center (CDCC) has selected the
company as one of its major suppliers of instrumentation and software for
the testing of athletes at the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing. The CDCC has
been accredited by the Chinese government and the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) to conduct all doping control analyses during the 2008
Summer Olympics.
The company will provide the CDCC with a range of high precision and
high performance Thermo Scientific brand mass spectrometry (MS)
instruments, including DFS Sector Field GC/MS systems, the DELTA V isotope
ratio mass spectrometer and triple-quadrupole TSQ Quantum(TM) Access LC/MS
systems. These instruments and associated software will enable the CDCC to
respond to the high volume of samples expected at the Summer Olympics.
Thermo Fisher has also agreed to provide technical and application
assistance to the CDCC to ensure uninterrupted operation and secure handing
of athlete samples throughout the event.
"Identifying illegal performance-enhancing substances that are used in
sports competition is a growing global challenge -- one made even more
difficult by the development of sophisticated drugs that are increasingly
difficult to detect," said Marijn E. Dekkers, president and chief executive
officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. "Our analytical instrumentation is
ideally suited to meet this challenge, providing the high specificity and
sensitivity, high throughput and reliability required in today's sports
environment."
The CDCC testing program will start before the opening of the
competition, and continue from the athlete check-in at the Olympic Village
until the end of the games. All samples will be analyzed strictly in
accordance with the IOC anti-doping rules for banned substances.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in
serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier,
cleaner and safer. With an annual revenue rate of more than $9 billion, we
employ 30,000 people and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical
and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs,
universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as
environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers
through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we
help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research
and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of
high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software,
services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow
solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory
equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific
research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient
purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies
to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers
and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit
http://www.thermofisher.com.
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Lori Gorski
Phone: 781-622-1242
E-mail: lori.gorski@thermofisher.com
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Ken Apicerno
Phone: 781-622-1111
E-mail: ken.apicerno@thermofisher.com
Website: http://www.thermofisher.com
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