SAN JOSE (May 26, 2009) -Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in

serving science, today announced that Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA)

has purchased 51 Thermo Scientific LXQ linear ion trap mass spectrometers

and 27 Thermo Scientific Nicolet 6700 FT-IR spectrometers with Continu?m

microscopes. The NPA will use the LXQ LC/MS/MS system for toxicology

screening in each of its 47 prefecture offices and will use the Nicolet 6700

FT-IR system for forensics in nearly half of those offices.

“Teamwork was a key component in the success of implementing a solution

across Japan,” said Murray Wigmore, managing director of Thermo Fisher

Scientific’s Scientific Instruments Division in Japan. “The high technology

we provided and robust products offered make our solution a winning

combination for the NPA. We were able to specify, manufacture and install

these products in a timely manner due to our understanding of the Japanese

local market needs.”

Prior to purchasing the LXQ system, the NPA used single quadruple LCMS for

analyzing drugs and toxic substances. The LXQ’s ion trap technology provides

high sensitivity and specificity, which enables it to analyze hundreds of

analytes in blood and urine samples, significantly more than other screening

methods. The NPA noted that one of the reasons it chose the LXQ was the time

and labor it saved with the total solution offered by Thermo Fisher

Scientific, including the company’s ToxID software. The software performs

automatic data analysis and reporting, eliminating the need for manual data

interpretation and increasing confidence in compound identification.

The NPA saw a similar opportunity to improve both the quality of its

forensic analysis, as well as to optimize cost-per-analysis and lab

productivity with the Nicolet 6700 FT-IR spectrometer and Continu?m

microscope. This system combines visual microscopic analysis with valuable

and discriminating infrared chemical information, ensuring sensitive,

accurate interpretation, while preserving the sample. For instance, one

reason the NPA cited for purchasing the Nicolet 6700 FT-IR was its ability

to analyze paint chips, a key piece of identification evidence in a

hit-and-run crime. Normally, identifying auto paint requires dissolution and

chemical extraction, but FT-IR microscopy provides quick chemical

identification of each paint layer without degrading the sample.

For more information on the LXQ linear ion trap mass spectrometer, the

Nicolet 6700 FT-IR spectrometer and Continu?m microscopes, please call +1

800-532-4752, email [email protected] or alternatively please visit

www.thermo.com/

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serving science.

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