Released on: March 11, 2008, 6:35 am

Press Release Author: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Press Release Summary: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving
science, today announced the launch of its innovative Thermo Scientific ITQT Series
of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) ion trap instruments, featuring
external ionization. The novel ITQ 700T, ITQ 900T and ITQ 1100T ion trap systems
feature fully upgradeable systems designed to provide high performance and high
specificity. Developed for a wide range of applications, from routine GC/MS to
research-grade ion trap MS, these new systems address the analytical needs of the
environmental, food safety, pharmaceutical QA/QC, forensics and toxicology
industries, as well as academic laboratories. As the leader in ion trap technology,
Thermo Fisher is building on its rich heritage of innovation in mass spectrometry
with the introduction of this comprehensive GC/MS series.

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Chromatography
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Stephanie Kubina
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stephanie.kubina@thermofisher.com
www.thermo.com/itq

Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils New ITQ Ion Trap GC/MS Series

Austin, TEXAS (March 11, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in
serving science, today announced the launch of its innovative Thermo Scientific ITQT
Series of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) ion trap instruments,
featuring external ionization. The novel ITQ 700T, ITQ 900T and ITQ 1100T ion trap
systems feature fully upgradeable systems designed to provide high performance and
high specificity. Developed for a wide range of applications, from routine GC/MS to
research-grade ion trap MS, these new systems address the analytical needs of the
environmental, food safety, pharmaceutical QA/QC, forensics and toxicology
industries, as well as academic laboratories. As the leader in ion trap technology,
Thermo Fisher is building on its rich heritage of innovation in mass spectrometry
with the introduction of this comprehensive GC/MS series.

Thermo Scientific ITQ 700 - Designed for routine full scan quantitation and general
teaching applications, the cost-effective ITQ 700 GC/MS system combines full scan
ion trap sensitivity with a small footprint for laboratories with limited space. The
ITQ 700 is capable of achieving a mass range of 700 amu, suitable for most general
GC/MS applications, including environmental, QA/QC and forensics.

Thermo Scientific ITQ 900 - The ITQ 900 incorporates best-in-class full scan
sensitivity of ion trap mass spectrometry with the increased flexibility of the
Thermo Scientific TRACE GC UltraT gas chromatograph. Combining a complete range of
injector options including true Cold-on-Column, Programmable Temperature
Vaporization (PTV) and a full complement of additional detectors, the ITQ 900
significantly expands the working mass range of a typical GC/MS system to 900 amu.
The Large Volume PTV injection with back-flush option of the TRACE GC Ultra enables
accurate detection of trace level components in complex matrices. This system
enables users to perform routine full scan GC/MS with greater analytical
flexibility.
Thermo Scientific ITQ 1100 - Offering the broadest selection of innovative new
features available for ion trap GC/MS, the Thermo Scientific ITQ 1100 system
features new advanced MS/MS (MSn) functions. These high performance ion trap-based
GC/MS systems are ideal for laboratories seeking the most powerful GC/MS platform
and optimal flexibility. For the first time, Thermo Scientific patented Pulsed Q
Dissociation Mode (PQD) is available on a GC ion trap system. PQD increases the
number of product ions formed during collision-induced disassociation (CID),
yielding richer information for qualitative MSn experiments. The ITQ 1100 also
features a 250 L/sec turbo-molecular pump, the Thermo Scientific Vacuum Probe
Interlock and Data DependentT Scanning. This integrated system provides an extended
mass range up to 1100 amu, considerably increasing the number of compounds that can
be detected and identified.
In addition, the ITQ Series of GC/MS systems can be fully upgraded to maximize
investment and offer the flexibility to cater to each analytical requirement.
Detection capability can be improved using the MS/MS upgrade, while adding chemical
ionization or direct sample probes allows increased flexibility. Injection options
can also be expanded beyond split/splitless injectors to take advantage of advanced
sample introduction techniques.

For more information about the new Thermo Scientific ITQ Series of GC/MS systems,
please email analyze@thermofisher.com, call +1 800-532-4752 or visit
www.thermo.com/itq

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