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Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires NanoDrop Technologies

15 Oct 2007 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced it has acquired NanoDrop Technologies, LLC, manufacturer of micro-volume ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) instrumentation. The acquisition shall strengthen Thermo Fisher's portfolio of UV-Vis spectrophotometry instruments for applications involving small sample volumes. For example, micro-volume samples are used in emerging life sciences research that involves measurement of DNA and proteins. NanoDrop, which is based in Wilmington, Delaware, has annual revenues of approximately $35 million.
 
The NanoDrop product line will be integrated into Thermo Fisher's scientific instruments business, part of its Analytical Technologies Segment, and will be marketed under the company's Thermo Scientific technology brand.