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Fisher Scientific serves three principal customer groups :
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Research: Scientists engaged in scientific research
and testing, including
those in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies,
research institutions,
medical schools and universities;
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Healthcare: providers of diagnostic tests, such as independent
clinical laboratories,
hospitals, and physicians' office laboratories;
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• Safety:
Users of occupational health and safety products in laboratory
and industrial production facilities.
Fisher's
customer base is diverse, ranging
from large, internationally recognized scientific-research
institutions to small start-up companies. With more than 350,000
customers located in approximately 145 countries, Fisher has
no single customer that represents more than 5% of its total
sales.
Research
Fisher provides products and services that facilitate the
discovery process, enabling scientists to develop their ideas
into realities. With double-digit increases projected in biotech
and pharmaceutical R&D expenditures, Fisher is uniquely positioned
to meet the diverse needs of this growing worldwide market.
Fisher
continuously enhances its product portfolio, adding new products
that meet the strong demand for life-science supplies and
equipment. A few representative products from Fisher's life-science
line include: real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) instrumentation,
which enables researchers to increase the yield of DNA and
quantify results faster; microarray systems that researchers
use to quickly screen thousands of genes for biological activity
on a single slide; nucleic acid and protein-purification kits
that consist of all the required reagents and consumables
to separate DNA from other components; and high-throughput
screening products that include reagents and consumables that
are used with instrumentation to screen for potential new-drug
candidates.
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