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Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Low Binding Surface for Cell Culture at ACHEMA 2009

Thermo Scientific Nunc HydroCell Surface Provides Reduced Cell Adhesion and Protein Adsorption for Maximum Sample Recovery in Single-Cell and Cell-Cluster Cultures

FRANKFURT (May 11, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will debut its new Nunc™ HydroCell™ Surface for the cultivation of single cells and cell clusters in suspension, at ACHEMA 2009. Designed to prevent cell attachment, the Nunc HydroCell Surface allows scientists to grow in suspension cells that are sensitive to unwanted activation and differentiation signals arising from cell adhesion. Furthermore, the adsorption of culture medium-derived proteins and cell-secreted proteins to the Nunc HydroCell Surface is minimal. The HydroCell will be showcased on booth B1-C11, Hall 6.1 at ACHEMA 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany, from May 11-15.

With the Nunc HydroCell Surface, more homogenous suspension cultures and higher yields of cells and cell-secreted proteins can be achieved across many cell culture applications, including those involving monocytes/macrophages and different types of stem cells. The Nunc HydroCell Surface is a thin layer of a covalently-immobilized super hydrophilic polymer and is available as sterile MicroWell™ plates, dishes and multi-dishes, all with a certificate-stating conformance to functional, sterility, non-pyrogenic and toxicity tests.

For more information on the new Nunc HydroCell, please visit the Thermo Scientific booth B1-C11 in Hall 6.1 at ACHEMA 2009. Alternatively, please visit www.thermo.com/hydrocell.

HydroCell Surface is licensed from CellSeed Inc. in Japan.

Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science.

For a full list of all press releases announcing new products at ACHEMA 2009, please visit the online media room at www.thermofisher.com/achema09.

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 $10.5 billion, we have approximately 34,000 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. The Thermo Scientific brand represents 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.

For further press information please contact: Clare Russell, Alto Marketing Tel: +44 (0)1489 557672 Email: clarer@alto-marketing.com

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