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Fisher Scientific

Logo: Fisher Scientific, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former laboratory supply and biotechnology company

Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (NYSE: FSH) was a laboratory supply and biotechnology company that provided products and services to the global scientific research and clinical laboratory markets until its merger with Thermo Electron in 2006, after which it became Thermo Fisher Scientific.2 It was founded by Chester G. Fisher.1 It is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1902Founded1

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Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (NYSE: FSH) was a laboratory supply and biotechnology company that provided products and services to the global scientific research and clinical laboratory markets until its merger with Thermo Electron in 2006, after which it became Thermo Fisher Scientific.2

Corporate structure

Fisher Scientific is part of a group headed by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.. 1,173 entities, 39 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Chester G. Fisher in 1902.1

Leadership

Who has led Fisher Scientific, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Fisher Scientific GmbH

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Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2006Acquired Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.1
  3. 1902Founded Founded1

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