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Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Stem Cell Alliance with Primogenix

LOGAN, Utah, USA (Oct. 31, 2007) — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today a agreement with Primogenix, Inc. of Laurie, Mo., USA.

The agreement will cover the marketing of murine embryonic stem cells and media used to grow these cells. This partnership was formed in response to growing demand among researchers for high-quality murine embryonic stem cells. First isolated in 1981, murine embryonic stem cells, or “ES cells,” are used to produce mouse models of human disease that aid in the understanding of and in the development of therapies for genetic diseases in humans. The discovery and use of mouse ES cells and associated technology that allows the precise modification of individual genes has had such a major impact on biomedical research that the three scientists who laid the ground work for the use of mouse ES cells and the associated gene targeting technology were awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

This agreement augments the recent launch of Thermo Scientific HyClone dvanceSTEM™ line of stem cell culture products, which has been developed specifically for applications in stem cell research. The line comprises numerous products designed to support a wide range of applications from the expansion and maintenance of undifferentiated stem cells to their directed differentiation such as the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into adipocytes, chondrocytes and osteocytes.

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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 an annual revenue rate of more than $9 billion, we employ 30,000 people 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
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About Primogenix
Primogenix was founded with the purpose of providing high quality, robust mouse embryonic stem cell lines to researchers around the world in order to enhance their research efforts and allow for more efficient production of mouse models of human diseases. The company is dedicated to deriving and validating novel mouse embryonic stem cell lines that are used to understand mammalian gene function. Leveraging nearly
two decades of experience in embryonic stem cell technology, Primogenix is applying proven expertise to help results-driven researchers achieve their project goals faster and at lower cost. The company provides high quality mouse embryonic stem cells, de novo derivation of mouse embryonic stem cell lines, and consulting services that accelerate research programs.

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