Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an American company that focuses on the supply of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, and software services. It channels its products and services through the following segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics and Laboratory Products and Services. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and came into being following the merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific in 2006. The company is the self-styled world leader in “serving science,” which is to say its products are designed for customers in the business of science and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. helps them by increasing productivity in their laboratories.