The European Commission (EC) has cleared Thermo Fisher’s acquisition of Life Technologies subject to certain divestitures including its media and sera for cell culture business.
Over the last decade single-use technologies have moved into manufacturing scales and are increasingly being deployed worldwide, according to Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has set up a unit for molecular biology techs at its site in Lithuania, citing pharmaceutical R&D labs in Eastern Europe as a target.
Japanese researchers look set to have another option for biomarker analysis, after Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils plans for Tokyo research laboratory unit.