Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has joined the 2008 Great Race Sponsor Team. The Fisher Scientific brand, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, was established in Pittsburgh in 1902.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, enabling their customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $10 billion, they have more than 30,000 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, they help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers 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, they offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance their technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike.

For more information visit http://www.thermofisher.com.