Thermo Fisher Scientific Laboratory Equipment and Reagents

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in providing scientific instrumentation, software, and services for laboratories across life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial sectors. The company’s vast product portfolio is manufactured globally, with significant production facilities located in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, and Singapore, reflecting its massive supply chain infrastructure.

The brand was formed through the historic 2006 merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific. Thermo Electron was founded in 1956 by George Hatsopoulos, a mechanical engineering professor at MIT, while Fisher Scientific was established even earlier, in 1902, by Chester Fisher. Today, it stands as a dominant force in the biotech and healthcare industries, consistently expanding its reach through high-profile acquisitions such as Life Technologies, PPD, and Patheon.

As a publicly-traded corporation, its ownership is distributed among various institutional investors. It operates under a decentralized model with several major brands under its umbrella, including Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, and Unity Lab Services, serving researchers and clinicians worldwide.