Released on: June 6, 2008, 5:41 am

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Press Release Summary: MADISON, WI, (June 06, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.,
the world leader in serving science, has unveiled the Thermo Scientific NORAN System
7, the most advanced EDS X-ray microanalysis system available. Equipped with a high
throughput pulse processor, spectral imaging capability and a sophisticated software
suite, NORAN System 7 is the fastest complete EDS X-ray microanalysis system
available on the market. The new system produces accurate and dependable results in
just a few seconds, accelerating the microanalysis capabilities of modern electron
microscopy laboratories.

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Microanalysis

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New EDS X-Ray Microanalysis System: The Perfect
Balance of Analyzer, Detector and Software



MADISON, WI, (June 06, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in
serving science, has unveiled the Thermo Scientific NORAN System 7, the most
advanced EDS X-ray microanalysis system available. Equipped with a high throughput
pulse processor, spectral imaging capability and a sophisticated software suite,
NORAN System 7 is the fastest complete EDS X-ray microanalysis system available on
the market. The new system produces accurate and dependable results in just a few
seconds, accelerating the microanalysis capabilities of modern electron microscopy
laboratories.



The Thermo Scientific NORAN System 7 incorporates a powerful new analyzer designed
to achieve fast and precise acquisition of data. The system automatically analyzes
both the x-ray spectrum and images during data acquisition to obtain the correct
identification of the material under analysis. This exclusive "analysis during the
acquisition" technique produces results more than ten times faster than other
systems.



This comprehensive system also features the latest in large area UltraDry silicon
drift detectors for the detection of X-rays down to Beryllium. The high-resolution
UltraDry detector ensures optimum collection efficiency and throughput. The Thermo
Scientific NORAN System 7 software uses advanced peak shape fitting algorithms to
accurately identify the elements in the sample while also enabling high-speed
analysis and the production of high quality spectra.



NORAN System 7 is the only EDS X-ray microanalysis system to operate on a
Direct-to-Phase software suite, which computes and displays known phases or
compounds while data are still being collected. Direct-to-Phase software not only
presents elemental data in maps and spectra, but it develops an information-rich
picture of the sample's composition more than ten times faster than less advanced
microanalysis systems. Once the acquisition and analysis are complete, a single
button generates a sample report in several popular file formats.



"NORAN System 7 is a complete high-resolution, high-throughput EDS X-ray
microanalysis system that enables ultra fast sample processing from routine analysis
to advanced research applications," comments Mike Jost, vice president and general
manager for molecular spectroscopy, microanalysis and surface analysis group at
Thermo Fisher Scientific. "This next generation system produces the right answer in
the least amount of time while allowing for complete confidence in the results."



For more information about the new Thermo Scientific NORAN System 7 EDS X-ray
microanalysis system, please visit booth #1307 at SEMICON West 2008, San Francisco,
California, July 15-17, or booth #834 at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 3-7. Alternatively, please call +1 800-532-4752,
email analyze@thermofisher.com or visit www.thermo.com/microanalysis.



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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:

Carrie Mautz

+ 1 608-276-6196

Carrie.mautz@thermofisher.com