Thomo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in the provision of analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software and services. Its business operates through the following segments: Life Sciences Solutions; Analytical Instruments; Specialty Diagnostics; and Laboratory Products and Services. The Life Sciences Solutions segment includes a portfolio of reagents, instruments, and consumables used in biological and medical research, discovery and production of new drugs, vaccines, and disease diagnostics. The Analytical Instruments segment offers instruments, consumables, software, and services for a variety of laboratory, production line, and field applications. The Specialty Diagnostics segment provides diagnostic test kits, reagents, media, instruments and related products used to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnostics. The Laboratory Products and Services segment involves providing everything a laboratory needs, including a combination of in-house and purchased products for customers in the research, academic, government, industrial and healthcare sectors. The company was founded on October 11, 1960 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.