(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, offers a selection of handheld analytical instruments that is now among the industry’s most diverse, serving applications ranging from airport security and consumer-product testing to supply-chain integrity and industrial hygiene. The company continues to build on its strategy of translating analytical technologies proven in the lab into handheld instruments for use in the field.

“Increasing global trade and travel, interconnected supply chains, and increasing environmental and consumer product-safety awareness have created a demand for technology that is mobile, easily deployed, and accurate,” says Greg Herrema, senior vice president and president, Analytical Instruments, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Our handheld analytical instruments align perfectly with our company’s mission. We enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer through our depth of capabilities in handheld technology.”

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