Thermo Fisher Scientific is one of the worlds largest global distributors of life science, industrial and applied science, clinical and diagnostic, and laboratory products. Their scientific products include: analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, research software and services, manufacturing, data analysis, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals. Their products serve to increase the pace of scientific discovery around the world and solve scientific challenges found in labs and the field.
On November 13, 2006, Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific announced the two companies will be merging to form Thermo Fisher Scientific in a tax-free, stock for stock agreement after receiving anti-trust clearance from the European Commission. Thermo Electron acquired Fisher Scientific for $10.6 billion in stock. Each shareholders of Fisher Scientific gained 2.00 shares of common stock in Thermo Electron for every share they owned in Fisher Scientific. After the merger shareholders of Fisher Scientific owned 61 percent of the company, and shareholders of Thermo Electron owned 39 percent.
Acquisitions
ABR--Affinity BioReagents
N/A
July 17, 2008
Advanced Scientifics (ASI)
$300,000,000
February 5, 2015
Affymetrix
$1,300,000,000
January 8, 2016
Ahura Scientific
$145,000,000
January 19, 2010
Alfa Aesar
£256,000,000
June 25, 2015
B.R.A.H.M.S.(Brahms)
$470,000,000
September 3, 2009
Biolab
$175,000,000
April 27, 2009
Clinrak
$125,000,000
April 11, 2006
Cohesive Technologies
N/A
January 29, 2007
Core Informatics
N/A
March 6, 2017
CRS Robotics
N/A
March 11, 2002
Dharmacon
$80,000,000
January 4, 2004
Dionex Corporation
$2,100,000,000
December 13, 2010
Doe & Ingalls
N/A
May 1, 2012
EGS Gauging
N/A
June 30, 2006
FEI Company
$4,200,000,000
May 27, 2016
Fermentas International
N/A
July 16, 2010
Finesse Solutions
N/A
February 15, 2017
FInnzymes Oy
N/A
February 1, 2010
Fisher BioImage
N/A
May 3, 2006
Flux Instruments
N/A
January 17, 2009
Gatan, Inc.
$925,000,000
June 28, 2018
INEL
N/A
February 12, 2016
IntegenX
N/A
March 16, 2018
Intrinsic Bioprobes inc.
N/A
September 3, 2011
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