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Recently, Thermo Fisher Scientific (hereinafter referred to as: Thermo Fisher), a global leader in empowering scientific and technological progress, won the title of “Excellent Innovative Enterprise” in the Dingxin Awards of the 5th Global Business Leaders Forum hosted by the Economic Observer . The award aims to recognize Thermo Fisher’s fruitful achievements in long-term investment and innovative development in multiple vertical fields such as pharmaceuticals and biomedicine, healthcare, academic research and application markets over the years.

Since it was first held in 2018, the Economic Observer Global Business Leaders Forum has developed into an important bridge for policy communication among multinational corporations, governments, international organizations and academia. The selection of the “Dingxin Award” aims to pay tribute to and commend enterprises that focus on long-term innovation, further promote Industrial upgrading, improve industrial chain coordination, and create value for environmental protection and the protection and improvement of people’s lives.

Thermo Fisher was awarded the title of “Excellent Innovative Enterprise” in the 2022 Dingxin Award of the Economic Observer

Global resources lead local innovation

In the past more than 100 years, Thermo Fisher has never stopped the pace of innovation, continuously launched a variety of overall solutions for scientific services, and continuously expanded human scientific cognition with cutting-edge technology and innovative products. Globally, Thermo Fisher invests more than US$1.5 billion in research and development every year, and joins hands with more than 100,000 employees around the world to explore the infinite possibilities of science.

In China, Thermo Fisher has 10 factories operating in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou. At the same time, Thermo Fisher has set up 5 application development centers and demonstration laboratories across the country to bring world-class cutting-edge technologies and products to Chinese customers, and provide multiple services such as application development and training. In addition, Thermo Fisher has three China innovation R&D centers located in Shanghai and Suzhou, with more than 110 professional researchers and engineers and more than 100 patents, focusing on product research and development in vertical markets, combining the needs of the Chinese market and domestic and foreign Advanced technology, research and development of technologies and products suitable for Chinese users.

In recent years, from the unveiling of the first single-use bioprocessing container product production base in the Asia-Pacific region and the Suzhou branch of China Innovation Center in 2020, to the announcement of an investment of US$50 million to build the largest life science industry base in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021; from the announcement of the development in Guangzhou The region invested in the establishment of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Base, and then completed the completion of the new biopharmaceutical CDMO factory in Hangzhou. Thermo Fisher actively responded to local needs and continued to deepen the entire industry covering local R&D, local production, and local services. Chain layout, boosting the upgrading of local industries, and empowering local technological innovation.

China’s wisdom empowers industrial ecology

Thermo Fisher has been in China for more than 40 years, has continuously increased local investment, and has always been committed to integrating the world’s leading science and technology and innovative achievements into localization practices. Focusing on the needs of the local market, Thermo Fisher unremittingly accelerates the localization innovation of cutting-edge products, and creates a series of “China-customized” products and solutions for local customers by virtue of scientific research strength and innovative technology, helping local innovations go global and further promoting local innovation. High-quality economic and social development.

In recent years, Thermo Fisher has announced a series of new developments in localized products, covering multiple vertical fields such as biomedicine, life sciences, academic research and application markets. For example, in 2022, the local mass production of Axia ChemiSEM scanning electron microscope will be completed, which will further meet customers’ needs for domestic high-performance electron microscopes. The localization of this product not only incorporates many “Chinese elements” in the functional design, but also fits the habits of local users more in terms of use. In addition, Thermo Fisher has long-term forward-looking planning and continuous investment in the field of local R&D and production supply chain localization, accelerating the rapid integration of domestic partners with international standards, driving local supply chain companies to grow together, and empowering the ecological construction and development of local industries.

Innovative measures to build a sustainable future

Thermo Fisher supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and announced in 2021 its global carbon emissions goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. At the same time, in China, Thermo Fisher is also in the process of deeply implementing the localization strategy, paying close attention to the local ecological health for a long time, and creating a series of “China-customized” overall solutions and green products with its world-leading innovative technology In addition to continuously adding value to local customers, it further supports the development of the local new energy industry.

“Innovation is the DNA of Thermo Fisher. Strong innovation and R&D capabilities are an important cornerstone for the overall development of Thermo Fisher’s business.” Hann Pang, President of Thermo Fisher China, said: “Thanks to all sectors of society for their support of Thermo Fisher over the years. The recognition and support of unremittingly promoting local technological progress and industrial upgrading with the power of innovation. In the future, we will continue to empower innovation and further join hands with all sectors of society to create a healthier, cleaner and safer future China.”