Released on: August 20, 2008, 8:24 am

Press Release Author: The Scott Partnership

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Press Release Summary: SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 20, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inc., the world leader in serving science, and Sage-N Research Inc., the leading
supplier of high-throughput proteomics data analysis solutions, today announced the
latest product of their five year collaboration on proteomics
analysis: the first proteomics software platform designed specifically for the
Enterprise Linux market.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mass Spectrometry
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

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sage-N Research Join Forces to Provide a Complete
Proteomics Data Analysis Solution

SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 20, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader
in serving science, and Sage-N Research Inc., the leading supplier of
high-throughput proteomics data analysis solutions, today announced the latest
product of their five year collaboration on proteomics
analysis: the first proteomics software platform designed specifically for the
Enterprise Linux market.

The SORCERER Enterprise software product, available from Sage-N Research, is a
scalable software suite for fully automated, high-volume proteomic analyses on
high-performance Linux systems, including blade servers and conventional Linux
clusters. It is designed for data centers in biopharmaceutical companies and
centralized laboratories that must process rapidly increasing amounts of proteomics
data from mass spectrometry experiments in research areas such as cancer, stem
cells, and neurodegenerative diseases.

The SORCERER Enterprise platform can be used as the main standalone data analysis
system to support hundreds of proteomics researchers using a web interface. It can
also seamlessly interface with the recently introduced Windows-based Proteome
Discoverer software from Thermo Fisher Scientific.
High-throughput proteomics laboratories can use these two complementary products as
an integrated system that allows customized back-end analytical tools and
infrastructure interfaces on the SORCERER platform and a customizable front-end
interactive environment on the Proteome Discoverer platform.

\"The SORCERER Enterprise software is our latest offering for next generation
\'Proteomics 2.0\' analyses focusing on protein modifications, new dissociation
technologies like ETD, and quantitation,\" said James Candlin, vice president of
proteomics solutions, Sage-N Research. \"We are delighted to continue our technical
collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to deliver innovative, world-class
analysis solutions to high-performance proteomics laboratories around the world.\"

\"We are continuing to provide high-quality solutions for our high-throughput
customers, with best-of-class products developed both in-house and with
technology-leading partners,\" said Andreas Hühmer, proteomics marketing director,
Thermo Fisher Scientific. \"We are pleased to continue our successful collaboration
with Sage-N Research to deliver industry-leading products to the marketplace.\"

The SORCERER Enterprise software offers a roadmap for current users of Thermo
Scientific SEQUEST Clusters who need to add advanced data analysis capabilities such
as protein quantitation or analysis of post-translational modifications to their
current database searching. A special trade-in discount is available for a limited
time.

Information about the SORCERER Enterprise software is available directly from Sage-N
Research, as well as from the Thermo Fisher Scientific booth #34 at HUPO 2008.
Please call +1 800-532-4752, email analyze@thermofisher.com or visit www.thermo.com.
Alternatively, please call +1 408-200-6668, email info@SageNResearch.com, or visit
http://www.SageNResearch.com/.

SEQUEST is a registered trademark of the University of Washington.
Sorcerer is a trademark of Sage-N Research, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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.

For further press information please contact: Laura Browne, The Scott Partnership, 1
Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. CW4 8AA United Kingdom Tel: + 44
1477 539539 Fax: +44 1477 539540 E-mail:
thermo@scottpr.com

Sage-N Research Press Contact: David Chiang, 408-200-6668, david@SageNResearch.com

About Sage-N Research Inc.

Sage-N Research, Inc. is the world leader in supplying Integrated Data Appliances
(IDAs) for proteomics research. The industry-leading Sorcerer IDAs are plug-and-play
productivity systems used by leading life science researchers worldwide to rapidly
and accurately identify proteins and protein modifications in biological samples
using mass spectrometry data.
Founded in 2002, the company is a privately held corporation headquartered in San
Jose, California in the heart of Silicon Valley. Through strategic collaborations
with leading scientists and companies, Sage-N Research advances the state of the art
in ease-of-use, applications, and technology to enable world-changing discoveries in
biology and medicine. For more information, please visit
http://www.SageNResearch.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