Thermo Fisher Scientific Merger
On November 9, 2006 Thermo Electron Corporation and Fisher Scientific, Inc. completed a merger making the combined company the world leader in serving science. Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Waltham, Massachusetts based company, has over $9 billion in revenues and 30,000 employees worldwide.
"This is a historic day for both companies, as two industry leaders join forces to create Thermo Fisher Scientific," said Marijn E. Dekkers, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. "The new company combines Thermo's industry-leading analytical instrumentation with Fisher's world-renowned laboratory reagents and consumables. As a result, we can deliver advanced technological solutions and integrated workflows to help our customers push the boundaries of scientific discovery, with increased efficiency.
"With this transaction, we have created the world's only provider of fully integrated, end-to-end solutions in the life, laboratory and health sciences industry," said Paul M. Meister, chairman of the board of Thermo Fisher Scientific and previously vice chairman of Fisher Scientific. "We are uniquely positioned to accelerate earnings growth for our shareholders, enhance our capabilities for customers and multiply opportunities for our employees."
Fisher Hamilton, the world leader in laboratory furniture and fume hoods, is an important component of being a fully integrated provider to the laboratory and integral to the future growth of the company. It has been incorporated as a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Haldeman-Homme is Fisher Hamilton’s exclusive partner and resource for sales and service in the upper Midwest.