About Thermo Electron

About company

Thermo Electron manufactures analytical instruments, equipment, reagents, consumables, and related services for a variety of domains. The company makes and distributes analytical instruments, equipment, and other laboratory supplies from chromatographs and spectrometers to Erlenmeyer flasks and fume hoods. It also provides specialty diagnostic testing products, as well as clinical analytical tools. Thermo Electron Corporation Pty. Ltd. is based in Elandsfontein, South Africa, and operates as a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. The company was founded by George Hatsopoulos and was incorporated in 1956.