Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.. (6/16/14). "Press Release: Thermo Fisher Scientific Registers San Jose Facility with FDA". Baltimore, MD.

	Region	Baltimore, MD
	Country	United States (USA)
	Organisation	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., San Jose
	Group	Thermo Fisher (Group)
	Organisation 2	FDA (US Food and Drug Administration)
	Group	United States (govt)
	Product	mass spectrometer
	Product 2	diagnostic device, in vitro
	Person	Shine, Dan (Thermo Fisher 201304 President of Chromatography + Mass Spectrometry Business)
	Person 2	Matlow, Stuart (Stu) (Thermo Fisher 201206 Public Relations Manager Chromatography + Mass Spectrometry before Agilent)

Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that its San Jose, California facility has registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a medical device establishment. The site has established a quality system in accordance with the FDA Quality System Regulations to design and manufacture devices for analyzing samples from patients for in vitro diagnostic use.

"Last year we achieved ISO 13485 certification for the San Jose site, and this FDA registration is the next major milestone in our ongoing initiative to develop Class 1 mass spectrometry-based instruments for the clinical market," said Dan Shine, president, chromatography and mass spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Contact:

Stu Matlow
San Jose, Calif., USA
Phone: +1 408-965-6408
stu.matlow@thermofisher.com

Record changed: 2016-03-20