Thermo Acquires Chemito Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts), has acquired the analytical technologies and environment instrumentation divisions of Chemito Technologies Pvt. Ltd (Mumbai, India). Chemito is India's largest local supplier of analytical instruments for life sciences and environmental monitoring applications. Chemito manufactures its own analytical instruments, including gas chromatography, atomic absorption, and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

"The strong reputation Chemito has developed through its extensive sales network, now complemented by Thermo Fisher's breadth of scientific and environmental instrumentation, extends the services we can provide to our customers throughout India," said Marijn E. Dekkers, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific.