12 December 2008 – Latest Tools and Methods to be Presented at Five Exhibitor Showcase Workshops

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 12 December 2008: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will present a series of workshops highlighting new technologies for cell biology as part of the Exhibitor Showcase at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). Five workshops will showcase the expertise of Thermo Fisher Scientific around key mammalian cell-based research technologies as featured in the company’s Stem Cell Excellence™ program.

Technical experts will cover the latest tools and techniques available for cell-based research, including new thermo-responsive growth surfaces; tools for stem cell maintenance and differentiation; best practices for RNAi-based experimentation; kits and services for biomarker analysis, and techniques for cellular proteomics.

The Thermo Fisher Scientific sponsored workshops run Dec. 14-16 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. The workshop schedule follows:

A New Thermoresponsive Surface for Growing Adherent Cells will be presented by Dr. Masayki Yamato on Dec. 14, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Stem Cell Solutions: Media, Sera and Serum Supplements to Support Human Somatic and Murine Embryonic Stem Cells will be presented by Julie Morris on Dec. 14, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Access to a New World of RNAi-based Discovery will be presented by Emily Anderson on Dec. 15, 7-9 a.m.

Thermo Scientific SearchLight Array Kits and Services for Biomarker Analysis will be presented by Amy Willson on Dec. 16, 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Products for Cellular Proteomics will be presented by Barbara Kaboord on Dec. 16, 10:15-11:15 a.m.

For detailed descriptions of the Thermo Fisher Scientific exhibitor showcase workshops, please visit SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Dec. 11, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will present a series of workshops highlighting new technologies for cell biology as part of the Exhibitor Showcase at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). Five workshops will showcase the expertise of Thermo Fisher Scientific around key mammalian cell-based research technologies as featured in the company’s Stem Cell Excellence™ program.

Technical experts will cover the latest tools and techniques available for cell-based research, including new thermo-responsive growth surfaces; tools for stem cell maintenance and differentiation; best practices for RNAi-based experimentation; kits and services for biomarker analysis, and techniques for cellular proteomics.

The Thermo Fisher Scientific sponsored workshops run Dec. 14-16 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. The workshop schedule follows:

A New Thermoresponsive Surface for Growing Adherent Cells will be presented by Dr. Masayki Yamato on Dec. 14, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m..

Stem Cell Solutions: Media, Sera and Serum Supplements to Support Human Somatic and Murine Embryonic Stem Cells will be presented by Julie Morris on Dec. 14, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Access to a New World of RNAi-based Discovery will be presented by Emily Anderson on Dec. 15, 7-9 a.m.

Thermo Scientific SearchLight Array Kits and Services for Biomarker Analysis will be presented by Amy Willson on Dec. 16, 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Products for Cellular Proteomics will be presented by Barbara Kaboord on Dec. 16, 10:15-11:15 a.m.

For detailed descriptions of the Thermo Fisher Scientific exhibitor showcase workshops, please visit http://www.thermo.com/ascb

For more information about the Thermo Fisher Scientific Stem Cell Excellence program and the broad portfolio of products available for stem cell research, please visit www.thermo.com/stemcell

Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science.

For more information about the Thermo Fisher Scientific Stem Cell Excellence program and the broad portfolio of products available for stem cell research, please visit www.thermo.com/stemcell

Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science.