Released on: June 2, 2008, 8:52 am

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Press Release Summary: Thermo Fisher Scientific Demonstrates its Leadership Position
in Food and Environmental Safety with Significant Presence at EPRW

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mass Spectrometry
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Name: Laura Browne/Charlotte Culley
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stephanie.kubina@thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific Demonstrates its Leadership Position in Food and
Environmental Safety with Significant Presence at EPRW

BERLIN, Germany, (June 2, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in
serving science, announces that it will have a prominent presence at the 7th
European Pesticides Residue Workshop (EPRW). The company will be showcasing its
innovative instrumentation and hosting a seminar, featuring customer presentations.
Thermo Fisher is the most comprehensive provider of solutions for demanding
applications required by environmental and food safety laboratories, government
organizations and regulatory agencies. Thermo Fisher supports environmental and
food safety analysts by providing cutting edge analytical instrumentation for the
detection of extremely low concentrations of pesticide residues in food and water
supplies. This instrumentation will be exhibited at the Thermo Scientific booth 1 in
the Foyer of the Estrel Convention Centre during EPRW 2008, Berlin, Germany, June
1-5.

Thermo Fisher will also host a discussion featuring industry leader Dr. Kurt-Peter
Raezke, moderated by Dipankar Ghosh, Ph.D., strategic marketing manager for
environmental and food safety, on Tuesday, June 3, 10:30-11:15 a.m. during the
morning coffee break. Dr. Raezke will discuss the analysis of pesticide residues in
food matrices. In addition, the company will also display several key posters and
presentations focusing on innovative food and environmental safety technology,
including the EQuan LC/MS environmental water testing system; H-SRM to reduce matrix
interference in food residues; and multi-component pesticide analysis with GC-MS/MS.


Major technological innovations will be introduced in the booth during the exhibition.

The recent increase in public concern about the presence of harmful contaminants in
the food chain has brought international attention to the regulatory issues
regarding food and water contamination. Mass spectrometry and hyphenated techniques
are the emerging methods of choice for the identification and quantification of
pesticide residues because of their sensitivity and reliability. Designed to meet
the most demanding regulatory requirements, the Thermo Scientific instrumentation on
display at EPRW includes the following:

The Thermo Scientific EQuan environmental water monitoring solution is designed for
reliable and accurate analysis of water samples and specifically developed to
monitor trace levels of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, hormones, antibiotics and
veterinary products. EQuan significantly reduces sample analysis time as it allows
direct sample injections of up to 20 mL followed by immediate LC-MS/MS analysis.
Limits of detection (LODs) are considerably improved compared to conventional
injection techniques (up to 100 times) with detection limits of 10 ppt (parts per
trillion) easily achieved.

The comprehensive Thermo Scientific solution - combining an Aria TLX system
utilizing TurboFlow technology with the TSQ Series triple quadrupole mass
spectrometers is optimized for online sample extraction. The Aria OS software
controls all of the system functions including the ability to inject, transfer and
elute analytes from the patented TurboFlow column in less than a minute. When
samples are processed on Aria TLX systems, sample components that cause ion
suppression are removed.

The Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum GC is a high-performance GC-MS/MS system designed
for fast multi-component pesticide analysis. The instrument is the next evolution in
GC triple quadrupoles, with unique features including Highly Selective Reaction
Monitoring (H-SRM) for increased analyte selectivity in complex matrices, and
Quantitation-Enhanced Data-Dependent MS/MS for simultaneous quantitation and
structural confirmation. The TSQ Quantum GC is switchable between GC/MS and LC/MS
modes.

The Thermo Scientific ITQ Series of GC-ion trap mass spectrometers with external
ionization are 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
environmental and food safety industries. The cost-effective Thermo Scientific ITQ
700 GC/MS system combines full scan ion trap sensitivity with a small footprint for
laboratories with limited space. The ITQ 700 has mass range of 700 amu, suitable for
most environmental GC/MS applications. The Thermo Scientific ITQ 900 offers an
extended mass range and the analytical flexibility of the Thermo Scientific TRACE GC
Ultra, while the Thermo Scientific ITQ 1100 is a fully-featured GC/MS system with
MSn and new advanced scan functions as standard features, perfect for a full range
of applications.

For more information about Thermo Scientific environmental and food safety
solutions, visit booth #1 at EPRW, Berlin, Germany, June 1-5. Alternatively please
call +1 800-532-4752, e-mail analyze@thermofisher.com or visit www.thermo.com for
general enquiries and analyze.de@thermofisher.com and +49-6103-408-0 for German
enquiries.

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Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving
science.

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 annual
revenues of $10 billion, we have more than 30,000 employees 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 www.thermofisher.com.

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Media Contact Information:
Name: Laura Browne/Charlotte Culley
Phone: +44 1477 539539
Email: thermo@scottpr.com
Website: www.scottpr.com

Secondary Contact Information:
Stephanie Kubina
+1 (408) 965-6022
stephanie.kubina@thermofisher.com