美国赛默飞世尔科技收购芬兰高效PCR产品供应商Finnzymes

   
2010年2月22日，中国上海 —— BUSINESS WIRE 近日报道，全球科学服务领域的领导者赛默飞世尔科技（纽约证交所代码：TMO）于2010年2月1日宣布，已经正式签署了收购Finnzymes的协议。Finnzymes是知名的分子生物学分析工具供应商，产品包括试剂、仪器、耗材和试剂盒。Finnzymes的总部在芬兰的Espoo，拥有90名员工，2009年的销售额是2千万美元。

Finnzymes为高效的PCR、RT-PCR和qPCR提供全面的解决方案。其在DNA聚合酶方面的专业技术显著提高了DNA聚合酶的性能，使PCR的过程更快速更精确。其所具备的快速、可重复地扩增和定量特殊DNA序列的能力施惠于各种应用领域，包括基因组学基础研究、遗传检测、法医鉴定以及食品检测等。

赛默飞世尔科技通过对Finnzymes的收购，增加了DNA聚合酶、PhireTM和PhusionTM、迷你PCR仪、新型PCR管和PCR板等产品，扩大了用于分子生物学研究和诊断试剂市场的试剂和耗材产品线。这些新增产品很好地补充了赛默飞世尔最近发布Thermo Scientific Solaris qPCR基因表达分析产品，并与后者一起为客户提供完整的解决方案。来自于Thermo Scientific的基于MGB®的基因特异性探针和来自于Finnzymes先进的酶技术结合在一起，将进一步提高qPCR分析技术。

“Finnzymes创新的酶产品和独特的PCR仪器平台的加盟进一步扩大了我们的生命科学试剂与耗材的产品覆盖范围，提高了我们的专业诊断产品的供应能力。”赛默飞世尔科技的首席执行官Marc N. Casper说：“这次合并使分子生物学和诊断学的一些关键技术也整合到了一起，让我们有能力为我们的客户创造更高的价值。”

Finnzymes的主体将被合并到赛默飞世尔科技的“分析技术集团”，而一些设备和耗材产品线将被并入到“实验室产品与服务集团”。这些整合工作预计在今年第一季度结束。公司确信整合工作不会对本年度的财务结果造成实质性影响。
 

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Agreement to Acquire High-Performance PCR Solution Provider, Finnzymes
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Finnzymes, a well-recognized provider of integrated tools for molecular biology analysis, including reagents, instruments, consumables and kits. Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Finnzymes has 90 employees and generated revenue of $20 million in 2009.

Finnzymes provides comprehensive solutions for high-performance polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). The company's expertise in DNA polymerases has led to significant increases in the performance of these enzymes, making the PCR process faster and more accurate. The ability to quickly and reproducibly amplify and quantify particular DNA sequences benefits a variety of applications, including basic genomic research, genetic testing, forensics and food testing.

The acquisition of Finnzymes expands Thermo Fisher's portfolio of reagents and other consumables for the molecular biology research and diagnostics markets through the addition of its proprietary DNA polymerases, Phire(TM) and Phusion(TM), and high-speed miniaturized thermal cyclers and innovative plastic tubes and plates. These products complement the recently launched Thermo Scientific Solaris qPCR gene expression assays and, together, deliver a more complete solution for customers. Combining the gene-specific MGB^(R)-based probes from Thermo Scientific with the advanced enzyme performance from Finnzymes will further enhance qPCR assay technology.

"The addition of Finnzymes' innovative enzyme portfolio and unique PCR instrument platform strengthens our broad range of life science reagents and consumables, as well as our specialty diagnostics product offering," said Marc N. Casper, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. "This combination brings together key complementary technologies for molecular biology and diagnostics, allowing us to create significant value for our customers."

Finnzymes will be integrated primarily into Thermo Fisher Scientific's Analytical Technologies Segment, with some equipment and consumables product lines being added to the Laboratory Products and Services Segment. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2010. The company does not expect this transaction to have a material impact on its 2010 financial results.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) 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 35,000 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 http://www.thermofisher.com.

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