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X-ray
Saw Wai Hla from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory was selected by the Falling Walls Foundation and won the Science Breakthrough of the Year award in the physical sciences category for his team's groundbreaking work on using X-rays in single atom-molecule manipulation.
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| November 2023 | Established a partnership with Flagship Pioneering to create new companies in the biotechnology field. |
| July 2023 | The court ordered the parties to attend a settlement conference regarding the HeLa cells lawsuit. A settlement with undisclosed terms was subsequently announced. |
| May 2023 | Partnered with Pfizer to expand testing capabilities for lung and breast cancer patients. |
| 2022 | Halted sales of DNA collection kits in Tibet after the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China called for investigating the company's commercial activities related to biometric surveillance. |
| May 2022 | Thermo Fisher Scientific went to court seeking dismissal of the lawsuit filed by Henrietta Lacks' estate regarding the unauthorized use of her cells. |
| February 2022 | Announced a 15-year strategic collaboration agreement with Moderna, Inc. to scale up manufacturing of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and other investigational mRNA products. |
| 2021 | Announced the construction of a cell therapy development, manufacturing, and collaboration center in partnership with University of California, San Francisco on the Mission Bay campus. |
| 2021 | Acquired PPD (Pharmaceutical Product Development), a global contract research organization, expanding its clinical development solutions. |
| October 2021 | The estate of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific for the unauthorized sale of HeLa cells, which have been used in over 60,000 scientific studies and involved over 50 million tons of cell production. |
| June 2021 | The New York Times reported that Thermo Fisher Scientific continued selling equipment to police in Xinjiang despite previous bans. |
| August 2020 | Thermo Fisher Scientific opened a new Lenexa facility to boost production and manufacturing of COVID-19 testing supplies. |
| June 2020 | Reported to have sold equipment to Chinese security services for use in a genetic surveillance program targeting ethnic minorities. |
| March 2020 | Thermo Fisher Scientific received FDA emergency use authorization for a SARS-CoV-2 test to help mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 2019 | Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it would stop selling equipment in Xinjiang, responding to concerns about potential misuse of their technology in ethnic surveillance. |
| 2018 | Acquired BD Advanced Bioprocessing, further strengthening its bioprocessing capabilities. |
| September 2017 | Signed an agreement with the Institute of Pathology Heidelberg (IPH) to establish a Center of Molecular Pathology at Heidelberg University Hospital, joining the Next Generation Sequencing Companion Dx Center of Excellence Program to support precision oncology research in Europe. |
| 2016 | Acquired two significant companies: Affymetrix (a biotechnology company) and FEI Company (a manufacturer of electron microscopes and scientific instruments). |
| 2015 | Purchased Alfa Aesar, a global supplier of research chemicals and materials. |
| 2013 | Acquired Life Technologies Corporation, expanding its portfolio of scientific research and diagnostic technologies. |
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