Released on: October 21, 2008, 4:41 am

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Press Release Summary: BOSTON, Mass, (October 20, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of new
software features that enhance data quality and acquisition speed for multi-spectrum
data handling. New software features enhance the CyberReady capabilities of the
award-winning K-Alpha X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS). The K-Alpha is the
first XPS instrument designed with full automation in mind, allowing users to
conduct routine XPS analysis in-house.

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Carrie.mautz@thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases Enhanced Software Features and Showcases
CyberReady Capabilities for K-Alpha XPS

BOSTON, Mass, (October 20, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader
in serving science, today announced the release of new software features that
enhance data quality and acquisition speed for multi-spectrum data handling. New
software features enhance the CyberReady capabilities of the award-winning K-Alpha
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS). The K-Alpha is the first XPS instrument
designed with full automation in mind, allowing users to conduct routine XPS
analysis in-house. The revolutionary K-Alpha is the first XPS instrument engineered
for total remote operation, allowing full operation of the system from anywhere in
the world via the AVANTAGETM Data System. Thermo Fisher will showcase the new
software features and CyberReady capabilities at the Thermo Scientific booth #713 at
the AVS 55th International Symposium 2008, October 20-23 in Boston.

The Thermo Scientific K-Alpha requires no manual interaction once the samples are
loaded into the instrument. Using a remote desktop, users can view real-time
analysis and they have full instrument control as if they were in the lab. Internal
calibration standards allow the instrument to be calibrated at the press of a
button, ensuring optimum performance at all times. Intuitive sample navigation tools
for feature identification and alignment assist novice users with the acquisition of
high quality XPS data from a range of samples. K-Alpha's recipe mode of operation
can fully automate analysis for a wide range of applications including polymers,
coatings, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals or general surface engineering problems.

Analytical laboratory managers will find that the Thermo Scientific K-Alpha is an
exceptional solution for high-throughput, routine, low-cost sample analysis.
Intuitive workflows allow operators to quickly master high quality XPS data
acquisition, interpretation and reporting. New software features include advanced
spectral and image deconvolution routines, improved peak fitting operations and
advanced ARXPS acquisition and processing tools.
These features further enhance data quality, acquisition speed, information content
and allow for more intuitive control of large multi-spectrum data sets.

"With a price/performance ratio that is the best in the market and routines that
allow for operation by non-experts, laboratories that traditionally outsource this
type of analysis can now bring XPS technology in-house to improve their processes,"
explains Richard G. White, surface analysis marketing manager, Thermo Fisher
Scientific. "As a CyberReady instrument, the K-Alpha offers the ability for users in
multiple global locations to actively participate in the analysis, allowing for a
profound increase in efficiency, collaboration opportunities and cost
effectiveness."

The robust design is suitable for both academic and industrial multi-user
environments. Auto-calibration and a full parameter audit trail makes K-Alpha the
ideal solution for surface control and quality assurance applications. Featuring a
compact instrument footprint, the K-Alpha saves valuable laboratory space while the
instrument's low cost of ownership makes it more attainable than other XPS
instruments available on the market.

In 2007, the Thermo Scientific K-Alpha was named by R&D Magazine as one of the top
100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace in the
previous year.

For more information about the Thermo Scientific K-Alpha instrument, please call +1
800-532-4752, e-mail analyze@thermo.com or visit www.thermo.com/surfaceanalysis

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