Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaboration with U.K. Health Protection Agency Yields Significant Development in Understanding Toxicity of the New E. coli Strain

WALTHAM, MASS. (June 29, 2011) Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. the world leader in serving science, today announced that its collaboration with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the U.K. has led to a significant development in mapping the proteome of the organism responsible for the recent E. coli outbreak in Europe. Using Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometry technology, HPA researchers have identified the protein toxins expressed by the deadly strain, which has resulted in 37 deaths and made nearly 3,400 people ill.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Breakthrough Workflow for Metabolomics Research

CAIRNS, Australia (June 27, 2011) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a breakthrough workflow to overcome key analytical and informatics challenges in metabolomics. The workflow integrates new application software -- Thermo Scientific SIEVE 2.0 differential expression analysis and Mass Frontier 7.0 structural elucidation software -- with powerful new Thermo Scientific high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) instruments: the Q Exactive high performance benchtop quadrupole-Orbitrap LC-MS/MS and the Orbitrap Elite hybrid mass spectrometer. The revolutionary new products accelerate even the most complex metabolomics studies. The complete solution can be seen at Thermo Scientific booth #9 during the 7th International Conference of the Metabolomics Society, which runs from June 27-30 in Cairns, Australia.

Wyatt Technology MALS Fulfils Latest European Pharmacopoeia Standard for HES Characterization

(SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – June 24 2011) - Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in instrumentation for absolute macromolecular characterization, announces that its Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) instruments represent the latest European Pharmacopoeia (EP) requirements for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) characterization.

The European Pharmacopoeia is a single reference work developed by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM). The official standards published within it provide a legal and scientific basis for quality control for all producers of medicines and/or substances for pharmaceutical use. A new publication within the EP specifically indicates that MALS instrumentation is the standard for characterizing HES.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces ICP-MS Solution to Address Serious Concerns Regarding Chromium VI in Drinking Water

CAMBRIDGE, UK (June 22, 2011) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a highly sensitive ICP-MS solution for chromium measurement in drinking water, including the potentially carcinogenic hexavalent chromium (chromium VI). The Thermo Scientific XSERIES 2 ICP-MS is able to detect levels of chromium VI at less than 0.01 parts per billion (ppb), which is significantly lower than the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines of 0.5 ppb. Implementation of the system will provide laboratories with fast and accurate measurement of the element to ensure confident compliance with the EPA standards.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research organization, recently found chromium VI in the drinking water of 31 out of 35 U.S. cities tested, with the highest levels in samples from Norman in Oklahoma, Honolulu in Hawaii and Riverside, California. As a result of these findings, the EPA has advised U.S. water utilities to test more carefully for the presence of chromium in water sources. However, the methods on which many laboratories rely are not capable of meeting the desired 0.5 ppb level. ICP-MS methods in contrast offer unmatched sensitivity, from parts per billion into parts per trillion levels, for simultaneous analysis of numerous regulated contaminants in the EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.

Novozymes Biopharma to present on creating market opportunities through drug half-life extension at 2011 BIO Business Forum

Panel session and presentation will explore half-life extension technologies designed to overcome challenges associated with the therapeutic use of peptides and proteins.

NOTTINGHAM, UK - June 22, 2011 - Novozymes Biopharma, part of Novozymes A/S, the world leader in bioinnovation, today announced that it will be hosting a panel session within the manufacturing of biologics and drugs session track at the BIO Business Forum, during the 2011 BIO International Convention in Washington D.C, June 27-30.  Svend Licht, senior director, Novozymes Biopharma will be moderating the session entitled 'Patient Compliance and market opportunities - the need for half-life extension' on Tuesday 28th June at 8.30am in room 156 AB, along with guest speakers from the world's leading drug development companies, including Pfizer, Sanofi, Teva Pharmaceuticals and Roche. The panel has been identified as leaders in their respective fields who use differing means of improving pharmacokinetics of biological drugs to offer enhanced benefits in the clinic.

Thermo Fisher Scientific GC/MS and LC/MS Instrumentation Selected by the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) to Ensure Food Safety

SAN JOSE, California (June 21, 2011) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), an executive agency of the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), has selected Thermo Scientific GC-MS and LC-MS systems for accurate, rapid and cost-efficient analysis of food products.

Fera currently manages more than 600 research projects, analyzing more than 50,000 plant and food samples a year. It is the National Reference Laboratory for chemicals in food such as mycotoxins, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chemicals from food contact materials, dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food and feed and some pesticides and veterinary drugs. The agency is now using the Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum GC-MS/MS and Exactive high-performance benchtop LC-MS systems to analyze food, feed, water and air samples for potential contamination. As a result, Fera has benefited from substantial time savings as well as accurate and consistently reliable results. To learn more about the products used by Fera please visit: http://www.thermoscientific.com/foodsafety.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Presents Innovative Instrumentation at GIFA 2011 for Metal Measurement and Analysis

ECUBLENS, Switzerland (June 21, 2011) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will showcase its range of detection and measurement instruments at GIFA 2011, the 12th International Foundry Trade Fair, from June 28 – July 2, in Düsseldorf, Germany. It will highlight automation and process solutions that aid workflow production and provide fast and precise results, including the Thermo Scientific automated OES and XRF metals analyzers, the Thermo Scientific RM 200 EM strip thickness gauge and the Thermo Scientific RadEye range, which provides radiation measurement and protection for industrial applications. For more information, visit the Thermo Scientific booth G41, Hall 12 during GIFA 2011.

During GIFA, Thermo Fisher will showcase the Thermo Scientific ARL SMS-2500 automation system, which provides an integrated, workflow-orientated solution specifically designed for high-speed production control laboratories in the metals industries. By enabling direct access to the milling machine for the preparation of samples, processing time is reduced and expensive electromechanical sample transfer systems are eliminated.
Customers can select the best milling solution, such as the Thermo Scientific Haas Mini Mill combined with the Thermo Scientific ARL PrepControl, depending on preferences, needs and budgets. The Haas Mini Mill, teamed with the ARL PrepControl, addresses the requirements of modern process control laboratories for rapid and reliable metals sample preparation.