Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the R&D 100 Awards Committee has selected the Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system instruments among R&D Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Products of 2016. The R&D 100 Awards, known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” recognize the year’s most significant technology advances across industry, academia and government-sponsored research.

“Thermo Fisher is committed to ongoing technology development to help our customers meet their goals in innovation and productivity,” said Jakob Gudbrand, president, chromatography and mass spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “We are proud to deploy the largest R&D budget in our industry to develop high-impact products that allow us to fulfill our mission: to enable our customers make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We’re pleased to once again be recognized by the R&D 100 for our contributions.” 

The Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex UHPLC system is an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system that delivers exceptional performance and reliable separations. It has the flexibility required for labs developing methods ranging from high-throughput analyses to pharmaceutical quality control applications. The fully bioinert Vanquish Flex system is designed for high speed, resolution and sensitivity, allowing researchers who perform biopharmaceutical analyses to obtain high-quality and consistent data.