Fisher Scientific At a Glance
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Strengths

Fisher Scientific Brand Name
• Widely recognized and respected name
  in the research industry

• More than 1 million catalogs published
  biennially, including the Fisher Catalog,
  a standard reference tool for
  scientists worldwide

• Distinctive self-manufactured
  Fisherbrand™ products

Broad Product and Service Offering
• More than 600,000 products and services

• One-stop shopping for the research,
  clinical laboratory and safety-supply
  needs of our customers

• Additional new products and services
  targeted at high-growth areas such as
  life science

Premier and Diversified Customer Base
• More than 350,000 customers worldwide, including
  some of the largest and fastest-growing companies
  in the life-science and healthcare markets

• No single customer represented more than 5% of
  total sales in 2000