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Press Release Summary: SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 15, 2008) - Thermo Fisher
Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the dates for
its 2008 European Proteomics Seminar Series. The series, which takes place
throughout October and November, has become an established venue for scientific and
technological discussion and the sharing of practical tips.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Holds European Proteomics Seminar Series on Protein
Quantitation

SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 15, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world
leader in serving science, today announced the dates for its 2008 European
Proteomics Seminar Series. The series, which takes place throughout October and
November, has become an established venue for scientific and technological
discussion and the sharing of practical tips.

The theme of the 2008 seminar series is protein quantitation. The seminars will
provide attendees with a unique opportunity to get firsthand information about
protein quantitation methods such as SILAC, the use of tandem mass tagging (TMT)
labels for relative quantitation of proteins with the Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap
and targeted peptide quantitation applied to biomarker verification.

Each seminar brings together world-class researchers in the fields of proteomics and
metabolomics who will share their results and insights. A highlight of the
discussions is electron transfer dissociation (ETD), a new technique broadly
applicable to proteomics and now available on LTQ Orbitrap systems. Complementary to
metabolomics and proteomics approaches in the context of systems biology, functional
proteomics, phosphopeptide and other PTM analysis, signaling networks and top-down
intact protein analyses add to the breadth of topics covered by the seminars. In
addition, the company's application scientists will cover practical issues related
to sample preparation, method setup and data processing.

The following is a list of dates and locations for the Thermo Scientific Proteomics
Seminars:
. Monday, October 6, Tours, France.
. Tuesday, October 7, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
. Wednesday, October 8, Copenhagen, Denmark.
. Thursday, October 9, Stockholm, Sweden.
. Wednesday, October 15, Manchester, United Kingdom.
. Thursday, October 16, Dublin, Ireland.
. Friday, October 17, London, United Kingdom.
. Monday, October 20, Vienna, Austria.
. Tuesday, October 21, Munich, Germany.
. Wednesday, October 22, Basel, Switzerland.
. Thursday, October 23, Berlin, Germany.
. Monday, November 10, Madrid, Spain.
. Wednesday, November 12, Barcelona, Spain.
. Thursday, November 13, Milan, Italy.

For more information about the Thermo Scientific Proteomics Seminars 2008, including
the full agendas for each event as well as registration, visit the seminar Web site.

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