Thermo Fisher Scientific Facility in Cambridge Named 2009 IMecheE Business Innovation Award Finalist for its iCAP ICP Emission Spectrometer

The National Business Awards is the UK’s premier, cross-industry awards program, designed to highlight outstanding British businesses. The nomination is a fitting end to a year where Thermo Fisher cemented its position as the ICP market leader with its award-winning iCAP, which also won a Queens Award for Enterprise 2009 in the Outstanding Innovation category. The Thermo Fisher team in Cambridge has manufactured and distributed the iCAP 6000 worldwide since 2006, capturing a significant share of global markets in a number of important application segments. These instruments have raised the bar of innovation in the market by providing substantial advantages over previously available technology.

Open to organizations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, The National Business Awards are presented to the most innovative and resilient public and private sector businesses, with particular emphases on success, innovation and ethical business. Gareth Jones, product group director, trace elemental analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific, comments, “The iCAP is a highly innovative product, incorporating multiple innovations in basic technology, design and manufacturing engineering. We are absolutely thrilled to have been named a finalist for this award – it’s the perfect end to a year which has seen the company strengthen an already strong offering. To reach the final stage of the UK’s most prestigious business recognition program is an enormous achievement.”

The Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 delivers outstanding performance, ease-of-use and low cost of ownership, all in a uniquely compact instrument. Specifically developed for environmental, metallurgical, petrochemical and food safety applications, this compact instrument provides users in laboratories with increased analysis speed, exceptional stability and trace-level (parts per billion) detection capabilities up to five times lower than older designs.