Released on: June 18, 2008, 8:23 am

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Press Release Summary: PHILADELPHIA, Penn., June 18 2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that HUNT Biobank has selected
its Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS to gather, store, manage, track and retrieve the
biological data of approximately 100,000 people from Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway,
as part of one of the largest population-based health studies ever performed.
Initiated to support epidemiological, clinical and preventative medical research,
HUNT Biobank studies provide insight into disease status and progression,
particularly in relation to quality of life measures such as environment, education
and occupation. Spanning almost 25 years, HUNT Biobank now represents an integrated
family and personal database.



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Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces HUNT Biobank\'s Selection of Thermo Scientific
Nautilus LIMS for One of the Largest Population-Based Health Studies

PHILADELPHIA, Penn., June 18 2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader
in serving science, announces that HUNT Biobank has selected its Thermo Scientific
Nautilus LIMS to gather, store, manage, track and retrieve the biological data of
approximately 100,000 people from Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway, as part of one of
the largest population-based health studies ever performed. Initiated to support
epidemiological, clinical and preventative medical research, HUNT Biobank studies
provide insight into disease status and progression, particularly in relation to
quality of life measures such as environment, education and occupation. Spanning
almost 25 years, HUNT Biobank now represents an integrated family and personal
database.

In the selection of Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS, HUNT Biobank required a system
that would interface with the laboratory\'s existing robotics, import files from the
hospital laboratory and then return results for every participant. Participation
from the population has been successful in large part because every participant
receives the feedback document reporting their health status, facilitated by
Nautilus LIMS. The LIMS was also required to provide clinical follow-up, data
handling and quality control following data collection and distribute coded data
files to various research groups. Additionally, the LIMS would serve as the means of
linking information from the extensive HUNT database to each study participant\'s
personal identity number, as well as to end-point national health registries.
Following a thorough market research, HUNT Biobank selected Thermo Scientific
Nautilus LIMS for its unmatched flexibility and ease-of-use and the inherent
capability of yielding real-time, dependable analyses and reports, in addition to
the extensive Nautilus LIMS installed base of biobanking organizations, which would
provide a network of shared user experiences.

\"The implementation of Nautilus LIMS has set new standards for functionality and
efficient use of HUNT Biobank\'s laboratory resources. Being totally configurable,
the system has been very easy to implement right out-of-the-box and has delivered
superior data capture, integration and automation capabilities. It has eliminated
transcription errors, while providing our users with access to both raw and derived
data. With its built-in instrument integration, Nautilus LIMS has offered
significant productivity gains right from the outset. It has been integrated with
our existing robotics, and thus has improved the data management process
considerably.\", says Thor Gunnar Steinsli, LIMS Manager of HUNT Research Centre and
Biobank,

The unique security capability of Nautilus LIMS has allowed HUNT Biobank users to
keep regulated data separate from unregulated processes. This has ensured maximum
data authenticity, integrity and traceability.

Hunt Biobank is now using Nautilus for its most ambitious study, HUNT 3, which is
due for completion in June 2008. HUNT 3 incorporates over 130 sub-studies,
including status in subjective health, diabetes, lung, cardiovascular, thyroid,
muscle and skeletal diseases, mental diseases, prostate complaints, urinary
incontinence, female reproductive disorders and gynecological diseases.

For more information about Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS, please call
+1-866-463-6522, e-mail marketing.informatics@thermofisher.com or visit
www.thermo.com/informatics.

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Contact Details: Media Contact Information:
Name: Kath Darlington
Phone: +44 (0) 1477 539539
E-mail: thermofisher@scottpr.com
Website: www.scottpr.com

Media Contact Information:
Name: Patty McDermott
Phone: +1 781 287 4839
E-mail: patricia.mcdermott@thermofisher.com
Website: www.thermo.com/informatics