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"We acquired B.R.A.H.M.S. to strengthen our specialty diagnostics offering, and today's news demonstrates how quickly that investment is adding value to our technology portfolio," said Dr. Yuh-Geng Tsay, head of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Specialty Diagnostics business. "Our company continues to push innovation in biomarker discovery and applications. The Copeptin assay shows that we're having an impact by helping physicians to be more effective at diagnosing disease, which ultimately improves patient health and also lowers the cost of care."
AMI is the leading cause of death worldwide. Approximately 15 million patients visit an emergency room each year with symptoms, however, only about 10 percent are eventually diagnosed with AMI. The Copeptin assay allows physicians to provide immediate answers. It accelerates treatment, prevents heart damage caused by prolonged wait time and streamlines the treatment of non-AMI patients. Copeptin can save valuable time, healthcare resources and, most importantly, human lives. The test is now commercially available throughout Europe. In the U.S., Thermo Fisher is in the process of generating the data to support a 510(k) pre-market application for the test, and plans to submit the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at the end of 2010.
Thermo Fisher Scientific completed the acquisition of B.R.A.H.M.S. on October 1, 2009.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With 2008 revenues of $10.5 billion, we have approximately 34,000 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, we 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, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit www.thermofisher.com.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Media Contact Information: Karen Kirkwood, 781-622-1306 karen.kirkwood@thermofisher.com www.thermofisher.com or Investor Contact Information: Ken Apicerno, 781-622-1294 ken.apicerno@thermofisher.com
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