Thermo Scientific Purchases Sterilin, Expands Consumables Offering

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, MA, USA) has acquired Sterilin Ltd. (South Wales, UK), a provider of single-use plastic products serving the microbiology, life sciences, and clinical markets. Financial details were not disclosed.

The acquisition will provide Thermo Fisher Scientific with a broad portfolio of single-use laboratory products used in sample collection, storage, and analysis, including Petri dishes, specimen containers, packaging bottles, silicone tubing and fittings, and serological pipettes.

Thermo Fisher will leverage its global sales and support organization to make these products more accessible to customers across Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America.

The two premier brands of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, offer a combination of continuous technology development and convenient purchasing options. The company's products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

Chuck Kummeth, president of the Thermo Fisher Scientific laboratory consumables business, said, "We continue to invest in the most up-to-date manufacturing sites and expertise throughout the globe. The acquisition of Sterilin's recently expanded facilities in the UK, outfitted with the latest advanced manufacturing equipment, further underlines our strong commitment to supplying the very best laboratory consumables to meet demand at a local and global level."

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