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Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that it will host a free-of-charge user meeting to present the latest advances and applications in Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Aimed at scientists looking to expand their analysis capabilities in either routine or research laboratories, the informative user meeting will take place on Wednesday 2nd Sept. and Thursday 3rd Sept. in the picturesque city of Bath. Space is limited, so pre-registration is recommended to guarantee a place. Please visit www.thermo.com/ukscievents to register for this event.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that its informative webinar, entitled Magnet or Cell: Fundamentals of High Mass Resolution and Collision/Reaction Cells and How They Cope with Challenging Matrices, is now available to viewing on-demand at www.spectroscopynow.com/thermowebinars. The comprehensive webinar discusses the capabilities of inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) and how to overcome the challenges of spectral interferences.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has announced the availability of a new demonstration DVD. Featuring a video of the automated Thermo Scientific ARL Metals Analyzers with SMS-2000 sample manipulation systems, the DVD is designed to allow current and prospective customers to discover the features, benefits and abilities of automation. The DVD can be requested free-of-charge via www.thermo.com/sms2000oes and serves as a fast and convenient evaluation tool to increase efficiency in elemental analysis laboratories in a variety of application areas in the metallurgy industry, from foundries to large aluminum smelters and modern steel works.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced it has introduced the Thermo Scientific ARL 3460 Advantage metals analyzer. An extension of the Thermo Scientific optical emission spectrometers portfolio, the ARL 3460 Advantage features four configurations specifically designed for the analysis of cast iron, steel and aluminum samples, addressing the analytical requirements of foundries and metals processing companies. Calibrated in the factory, the analyzer provides an immediate, accurate, cost-effective and high-performance turn-key solution, which is ready to analyze samples from installation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has issued a new application note to demonstrate superior ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) capabilities for the separation of drugs of abuse in complex drug mixtures. Illustrated in the application note is the advanced ability of the Thermo Scientific Accela UHPLC system to perform efficient, improved resolution separations using a unique quaternary UHP mixing pump. The new application note, entitled A Comparison of Binary and Ternary Gradients Using Stage 1 Illicit Drugs, is available for download via www.thermo.com/accela.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the latest addition to the award-winning Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of high-performance ICP emission spectrometers. The new iCAP 6200 ICP spectrometer is an affordable simultaneous, dual view ICP instrument specifically designed for routine analytical laboratories. The iCAP 6200 enables powerful analyses using a range of pre-optimized sample introduction settings and provides the capability to handle low to moderate sample numbers in a wide variety of application areas, including environmental, food and beverage, toy safety and WEEE/RoHS testing. The new instrument harnesses the power of the Thermo Scientific innovative ICP technology, to deliver a reliable and cost efficient trace elemental analysis solution.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced that its Thermo Scientific Nicolet iN10 MX FT-IR microscope has been selected as an R&D 100 award winner by an independent judging panel and editors of R&D Magazine.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced a new application note to illustrate the superior ability of ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with photodiode array detection (PDA) for precise measurements of UV-absorbing compounds in sunscreen lotions. The new application note demonstrates how fast HPLC separation performed on the Thermo Scientific Accela high speed chromatography system equipped with a PDA detector can resolve six UV-absorbing components of sunscreens in as few as seven minutes. Entitled Determination of UV Absorbers from Sunscreens by UHPLC with Photodiode Array Detection, the new application note is available for download via www.thermo.com/accela.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced the introduction of a drug screening and confirmation solution for forensic toxicology based on its Thermo Scientific Exactive benchtop LC/MS (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) platform.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced a collaboration with the integrative network biology initiative at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), UK. The ICR's new, state-of-the-art proteomics laboratory is equipped with a complete Thermo Scientific proteomics workflow, including the Kingfisher Flex automated sample preparation system, the TSQ Vantage triple quadrupole and the UK's first two LTQ Orbitrap Velos mass spectrometers.

Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that its Nautilus LIMS now delivers purpose-built functionality to meet the specific and unique needs of the biobanking industry. Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS for Biobanking and BioSpecimen Management will help manage biospecimen locations, online requests, chain-of-custody and patient demographics. Built on the superior plate handling, hierarchical sample management and patented workflows of Nautilus LIMS, this new biobanking functionality will contribute to the increasing role of biobanks and biorepositories in meeting research and development requirements for relevant biospecimens. A new brochure, Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS for Biobanking and Biospecimen Management, is available online at www.thermo.com/biobanking.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced that Analab Chile SA, a leading South American analytical testing laboratory, has selected SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system) for use in its laboratories in Chile.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced that its LTQ Velos ion trap LC-MS system has been selected by Instrument Business Outlook as the publication's Product of the Show from the American Society of Mass Spectometry 2009 meeting. The Product of the Show accolade honors the most innovative product at ASMS each year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc announces another significant gain in laboratory productivity highlighted in a new application note. Combining the low detection levels achievable with the Thermo Scientific ITQ 700 GC-ion trap mass spectrometer with a QuEChERS sample preparation method allows laboratory scientists to greatly enhance sample throughput without sacrificing levels of detection. This milestone is highlighted in the company's latest application note Multi-residue Pesticide Analysis in Green Tea by a Modified QuEChERS Extraction and Ion Trap GC/MSn Analysis which details how to perform accurate, dependable multi-residue pesticide analysis in green tea following sample preparation using the QuEChERS method. The application note is available to download via www.thermo.com/gcfoodsafety

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced the launch of a unique Pesticide Analyzer Reference package designed to revolutionize the way pesticide analyses are set up and performed. The new, all-inclusive solution provides information on extraction, consumables and assists users in method development for the analysis of pesticides using the Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum GC triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS. The TSQ Quantum GC is the established standard for interference-free, high-throughput, multi-residue screening of a large number of pesticides in a single analytical run, achieving excellent sensitivity, reproducibility and linearity.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced that it has been named the winner of the Microsoft Corporation 2009 Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award in the Discovery and Product Innovation category, for the second consecutive year. The award honors best-in-class companies for their innovative use of Microsoft-based solutions. Microsoft selected Norway-based Hunt Research Centre and Biobank in recognition of its use of Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS (laboratory information management system) to better manage and analyze the large amounts of real-time medical data and provide valuable insight into disease status and progression. Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS provided HUNT with a comprehensive biobanking solution to gather, store, manage, track and retrieve large amounts of data securely, and yield real-time, dependable analysis and reports.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc introduces Integration Manager - a flexible, powerful data transformation tool for automated data acquisition and point-to-point data distribution across the enterprise. Integration Manager provides connectivity to all parts of the laboratory workflow and translates the data generated by any of the instruments, services or third-party enterprise applications that may be used in an organization. This integration tool is another example of the Thermo Scientific Connects solution set that helps streamline and improve the transfer of knowledge between laboratory-generated data and enterprise-level information systems.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will be hosting its two-day 2009 Laboratory Informatics Symposium on 18-19 August 2009 at the Caesar Business Belo Horizonte in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The LIS 2009 will be of particular interest for Mining Managers with responsibility for Quality, and Laboratory Managers who supply analysis to the mining industry. Online registration for LIS 2009 is available at http://events.signup4.net/lis09belohorizonte

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution at the World Pharmaceutical Congress, June 9-11 2009, Philadelphia. The Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution offers a unique combination of imaging hardware and analysis software, and couples pre-validated panels of toxicity assessment targets, to provide a robust risk assessment tool for in vitro toxicity testing.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced today at the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) 2009 annual conference the launch of two new products designed to increase the productivity of quantitative proteomics research. The products are Intelligent Selected Reaction Monitoring (iSRM), which improves the throughput of SRM assays, and Pinpoint software for automated method development and quantitative analysis of SRM-based targeted peptide assays. These products will be on display at the Thermo Scientific hospitality suite at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Salons G-K during the ASMS conference, which runs from May 31-June 4 in Philadelphia.