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Thermo Electron

Logo: Thermo Electron Corp., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former company for analytical instruments and services

Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO) was a major provider of analytical instruments and services for a variety of domains. It was co-founded in 1956 by George N. Hatsopoulos, an MIT PhD in mechanical engineering, and Peter M. Nomikos, a Harvard Business School graduate, who provided initial funding.2 It is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.1 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1
  • HeadquartersWaltham1

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Photo: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO) was a major provider of analytical instruments and services for a variety of domains. It was co-founded in 1956 by George N. Hatsopoulos, an MIT PhD in mechanical engineering, and Peter M. Nomikos, a Harvard Business School graduate, who provided initial funding.2

Corporate structure

Thermo Electron is part of a group headed by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.. 1,172 entities, 39 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    • Life Technologies 100% · Carlsbad, California, United States
      • INVITROGEN BIOSERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
    • FEI Company Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    • Thermo Electron Waltham
      • Thermo Optek Subsidiary · United States
    • Alfa Aesar Subsidiary · Haverhill
    • Brahms Subsidiary · Hennigsdorf, Germany
    • Invitrogen Subsidiary · Carlsbad
    • Molecular Probes Subsidiary · Eugene
    • Pierce Biotechnology Subsidiary · Waltham
    • Thermo Fisher (Israel) Subsidiary · Ness Ziona, Israel
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific (Finland) Subsidiary · Vantaa, Finland
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific (Germany) Subsidiary · Dreieich, Germany
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific (Sweden) Subsidiary · Uppsala, Sweden
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, UAB Subsidiary · Vilnius
    • 0972792 B.C. LTD Subsidiary · Canada
    • 236 Perinton Parkway, LLC Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • 27 Forge Parkway LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Abgene Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • ABII 2 Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • ACI Holdings Inc. Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • Acoustic Cytometry Systems, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AcroMetrix LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Acros Organics Subsidiary · Geel, Belgium
    • Acurian, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Advanced Biotechnologies Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Advanced Scientifics International, Inc. Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • and 1,149 more

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The story

Founded by George N. Hatsopoulos in 1956.1

Leadership

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

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Thermo Optek

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1956Founded Founded1

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