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Thermo Fisher Scientific Honored with CPhI Gold Innovation Award
Selected from Thousands of Nominations, Thermo Scientific TruScan is Recognized for Revolutionizing Raw Material Identification in the Pharmaceutical Industry
WILMINGTON, Mass., October 26, 2010 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it received a Gold Innovation Award from the Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI) for its Thermo Scientific TruScan, a handheld Raman spectrometer used for raw material identification and finished product authentication in the pharmaceutical industry. CPhI announced the winners on Oct. 5, 2010, at the CPhI Conference, an event that gathers more than 26,500 attendees and nearly 2,000 exhibitors from the pharmaceutical industry.
"We are extremely pleased that CPhI has recognized our innovative approach to miniaturizing laboratory technology into lightweight, handheld instruments for material verification at the point of need, said Doug Kahn, vice president and general manager of Thermo Fisher Scientifics portable optical analysis business. TruScan is now successfully deployed in more than 300 GMP sites worldwide and is proving to be an effective, more efficient alternative to traditional benchtop methods for raw material identification."
TruScan is a rugged, easy-to-use, handheld Raman spectrometer used by nine of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies worldwide. Within seconds, it identifies differences in drug formulation and provides a simple pass or fail reading that enables customers to realize significant time and cost savings while improving product safety. TruScan uses sophisticated chemometric algorithms to empower non-expert personnel to accurately identify thousands of materials without advanced chemistry training.
The internationally acclaimed CPhI Innovation Awards recognize, celebrate and honor companies and organizations that are breaking new ground in the pharmaceutical, contract services and biopharmaceutical sectors.
For more detailed information about Thermo Scientific handheld analytical instruments, visit http://www.thermoscientific.com/ahura.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of more than $10 billion, we have approximately 35,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications. Visit
www.thermofisher.com.
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