Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Company typePublic
Industry
Predecessors
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
HeadquartersWaltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsAnalytical/other equipment and instruments, laboratory reagents and consumables, science software and services—for research, discovery, analysis, and manufacturing (incl. pharmaceutical and diagnostic products)
RevenueDecrease US$42.86 billion (2023)
Decrease US$6.859 billion (2023)
Decrease US$5.955 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$98.73 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$46.74 billion (2023)
Number of employees
c. 122,000 (2023)
Websitewww.thermofisher.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
Financials as of December 31, 2023[1]
Thermo Fisher Scientific's previous headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts
Thermo Fisher Scientific office in Canada

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an American-headquartered life science and clinical research company. It is a global supplier of analytical instruments, clinical development solutions, specialty diagnostics, laboratory, pharmaceutical and biotechnology services. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher was formed through the merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific in 2006. Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired other reagent, consumable, instrumentation, and service providers, including Life Technologies Corporation (2013),[2] Alfa Aesar (2015),[3] Affymetrix (2016),[4] FEI Company (2016),[5] BD Advanced Bioprocessing (2018),[6] and PPD (2021).[7]

As of 2023, the company had a market capitalization of $202 billion. It ranked 97th on the Fortune 500 list based on its 2022 annual revenue of US$44.92 billion.[8]

  1. ^ "Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Gelles, David (April 15, 2013). "Thermo bid wins Life Technologies auction". Financial Times. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Seiffert, Don. "Thermo Fisher to buy 480-employee chemical maker based in Haverhill". bizjournals.com. Boston Business Journal. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Affymetrix for $1.3B". genengnews.com. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. January 11, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Picker, Leslie (May 27, 2016). "Thermo Fisher to Acquire FEI for $4.2 billion". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Writer, GEN Staff (September 7, 2018). "Thermo Fisher Acquiring BD's Advanced Bioprocessing Business". GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of PPD, Inc". ir.thermofisher.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Fortune 500 | Thermo Fisher Scientific". Fortune. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.