Type: Public
On the web: http://www.thermofisher.com
Employees: 37,200
Employee growth: 5.1%

Whether for research, analysis, discovery, or diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific gets the laboratory ready to assist mankind. The company makes and distributes analytical instruments, equipment, and laboratory supplies -- from chromatographs to Erlenmeyer flasks. Thermo Fisher serves more than 350,000 customers worldwide including biotech and pharmaceutical companies, clinical diagnostic labs and hospitals, government agencies, research organizations, and universities. Its products are also used in environmental quality and industrial process control applications. Formed in the $11 billion merger of Thermo Electron with Fisher Scientific International, Thermo Fisher gets more than half of its sales in the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $10,788.7M
One year growth: 6.7%
Net income: $1,035.6M
Income growth: 21.8%

Officers:
Chairman: Jim P. Manzi
President, CEO, and Director: Marc N. Casper
SVP and CFO: Peter M. Wilver

Competitors:
Agilent Technologies
Beckman Coulter
Becton, Dickinson

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