Thermo Fisher Scientific China

Affymetrix is a pioneer in creating breakthrough tools that are driving the genomic revolution. By applying the principles of semiconductor technology to the life sciences, Affymetrix develops and commercializes systems that enable scientists to improve quality of life.

The Company's customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrichemical, diagnostics, and consumer products companies, as well as, academic, government, and other non-profit research institutes. Affymetrix offers an expanding portfolio of integrated products and services, including its integrated GeneChip® platform, to address growing markets focused on understanding the relationship between genes and human health.

Affymetrix Completes Acquisition of Panomics
Panomics now part of Affymetrix, is still focused on delivering innovative solutions for Parallel Quantitative Biology or PQB.

What is PQB? We define PQB as contextual, systems-level measurements of genes, proteins and their cellular functions. PQB will facilitate understanding of biological pathways and networks in the context of normal physiology and development, disease pathology and drug treatment.

Our mission is to establish worldwide leadership with PQB products for basic life science research, clinical research, and drug discovery and development based on innovative solutions for critical applications such as cell signaling, RNAi-mediated gene silencing and high information assays, clinical biomarker discovery, predictive toxicology and transcription regulation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) is headquartered in Waltham, MA, and is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual sales of more than $10 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 research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike.

Panomics is located in Fremont, California, and is focused on delivering innovative solutions to facilitate the understanding of biological pathways and networks.
Panomics products are novel reagents for:
* Cellular Delivery
* Gene Modulation
* Gene Expression
* Protein Expression
* Live Cell Assays

Custom Laboratory Services
Invitrogen Corporation
Attn: EvoQuest™ Laboratory Services
5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
Phone: 1.800.955.6288, x45682
Fax: 716.774.3157
Email: custom.services@invitrogen.com

Custom Laboratory Services
Invitrogen Corporation
Attn: EvoQuest™ Laboratory Services
5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
Phone: 1.800.955.6288, x45682
Fax: 716.774.3157
Email: custom.services@invitrogen.com

Prepared media, China; other products, North China