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Product category: Spectroscopy
News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Molecular Spectroscopy)
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial Team on 15 October 2007

Thermo buys NanoDrop Technologies

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The acquisition will strengthen Thermo Fisher's portfolio of UV-Vis spectrophotometry instruments for applications involving small sample volumes

Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired NanoDrop Technologies, a manufacturer of micro-volume ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) instrumentation 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 US$35 million.

"Growing demand from our laboratory customers to accelerate sample preparation time is now compounded by the need to work with smaller sample sizes," said Marijn Dekkers, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

"NanoDrop's patented technologies uniquely allow customers to quickly and easily analyse difficult micro-volume samples without the need for dilution.

"This preserves precious samples to greatly increase laboratory productivity".

NanoDrop currently produces three products - the NanoDrop ND-1000 and ND-8000 UV-Vis spectrophotometers and the NanoDrop ND-3300 fluorescence spectrophotometer.

These instruments are highly versatile tools that are suitable for a wide variety of laboratories and uses, including life sciences research and industrial applications.

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 Thermo Scientific technology brand.

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