Cancer Research
Let nothing stand in the way of your next discovery
Fighting cancer is more than your research—it’s your passion to advance science in the pursuit of better outcomes. Every factor in the service of this struggle is precious: from samples, technology, data, and budgets, to those who depend on your success. Every day, cancer continues to devastate lives. There’s simply no room for waste or error.
Because the obstacles are great and challenges many, we must partner together to become more efficient, move faster, and evolve more quickly than this tenacious disease. We at Thermo Fisher Scientific propose a bold new path forward to empower your next discovery.
Explore our resources for your cancer research below.
Follow the stories of some of our partners in the community as they share their journey in cancer research. We are committed to highlighting the challenges in the cancer research community.
Research areas
Immuno-oncology research
Time is precious—get results from precious samples faster with the clog-resistant Attune NxT flow cytometer
Liquid biopsy research
Techniques are vital—the most comprehensive liquid biopsy tools
Solid tumor research
Samples are precious—reassurance and enhanced sensitivity with our cell viability portfolio
Announcing the launch of our Cancer Research Foundation
Together, we can overcome the challenges that stand between you and your next breakthrough. We are proud to enable your scientific advancements through the launch of our Cancer Research Foundation. Through this foundation you can apply to gain access to products or product bundles in one of two research areas, with the product bundles changing every three months.
Research methods & techniques
- Cancer cell culture
- Cancer cell culture basics
- Cancer transfection
- Cell isolation
- Copy number analysis using microarrays
- Digital PCR for liquid biopsies
- DNA/RNA isolation
- Exosome isolation
- Flow immuno-oncology
- Gene expression profiling
- Genome editing
- Isolation of cancer cell DNA
- Methylation analysis
- Microsatellite instability
- NGS confirmation
- Protein purification
- Quantitative fluorescence PCR
- Sanger sequencing
- Single-strand conformation polymorphism
- SNP genotyping
- Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Research applications
- Cancer 3D spheroids
- Cancer biomarker research
- Cancer cell analysis
- Cancer genomics
- Cancer genotyping—somatic and germline
- Cancer RNA expression
- Cancer stem cells
- Epigenetics
- Immunotherapy
- Low-level somatic mutation detection in tumor FFPE samples
- Screening prior to sequencing, genetic rearrangement, mutation detection
- SeqStudio oncology applications
Additional resources
Watch our documentary focusing on Professor Orla Shiels and team from Trinity Translational Medical Institute in Dublin.
View our documentary spotlighting Dr. Paul Boutros and team from The Ontario Institute of Cancer Research.
Publications
Webinars
Gibco Cell Culture Heroes cancer webinar series
Heroes don't seek recognition, but they deserve it. We want to show the world what they're doing.
Gibco Cell Culture Heroes spotlights PhD and post-doc cancer researchers across the globe with the primary focus of telling the story of their research. This program promotes education and creates a community amongst researchers who are driving tomorrow's breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
Next-Generation Sequencing and Oncology Research Events
Speak with our representatives to discover how Thermo Fisher Scientific instruments and solutions can help you meet your sequencing and oncology research challenges. Ask our scientists about their latest poster presentations and get a demonstration of our instruments and software. Support staff can answer your technical questions too.
3rd annual 7 steps of Protein Virtual Event
September 18, 2018
Join our event to improve your protein research knowledge. Also, we are accepting submissions for poster presentations related to protein research in cancer. You will have a chance to present your research at our virtual event and win a prize (terms and conditions apply).
Press releases
Watch our documentary focusing on Professor Orla Shiels and team from Trinity Translational Medical Institute in Dublin.
View our documentary spotlighting Dr. Paul Boutros and team from The Ontario Institute of Cancer Research.
Publications
Webinars
Gibco Cell Culture Heroes cancer webinar series
Heroes don't seek recognition, but they deserve it. We want to show the world what they're doing.
Gibco Cell Culture Heroes spotlights PhD and post-doc cancer researchers across the globe with the primary focus of telling the story of their research. This program promotes education and creates a community amongst researchers who are driving tomorrow's breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
Next-Generation Sequencing and Oncology Research Events
Speak with our representatives to discover how Thermo Fisher Scientific instruments and solutions can help you meet your sequencing and oncology research challenges. Ask our scientists about their latest poster presentations and get a demonstration of our instruments and software. Support staff can answer your technical questions too.
3rd annual 7 steps of Protein Virtual Event
September 18, 2018
Join our event to improve your protein research knowledge. Also, we are accepting submissions for poster presentations related to protein research in cancer. You will have a chance to present your research at our virtual event and win a prize (terms and conditions apply).
Press releases
Our commitment to you in this partnership
- We will help shorten your path to breakthrough by enabling you to maximize every resource: time, technology, money, data, and the brilliance of your work
- We’ll be with you at every step, providing unfettered access to the tools, innovations, and support you require to make crucial discoveries
- We have consolidated here in one place all of the technologies and resources we offer to help you at every stage of your research journey—and will continue to maintain and update this vital source
- Together we can be smarter, more efficient, faster, and more determined than ever. The extraordinary talents and technologies of this generation promise to transform the future of cancer research and treatment. Let a new era of collaboration in the fight against cancer begin here and now.
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