THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

Medica uses its proprietary knowledge of ion-selective electrodes and analytical microchemistry to manufacture a line of blood-testing analyzers. The company is engaged in the development of new technology that it will use to base future analyzers with the same characteristics. Its growth is a result of strategic focus on the worldwide need to lower health care costs. Medica is located in Bedford, Mass.

Bruker BioSpin Corporation designs, manufactures and distributes life science tools based on magnetic resonance. The company offers solutions for several analytical chemistry, clinical research, proteomics, metabolomics, pharmaceutical and materials science applications. Its nuclear magnetic resonance division provides spectrometers for chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, pharmaceuticals and material science applications. Bruker BioSpin Corporation s power division manufactures power devices for the steel industry. The company provides magnetic resonance imaging research systems for preclinical and translational research and molecular imaging needs. It maintains production facilities in Germany, Switzerland, France and the United States. Bruker BioSpin Corporation is a part of Bruker Corporation.

Pitman was founded in 1964 as a source for design supplies and equipment. The Woburn, Mass., company has since grown into a provider of more than 40,000 imaging, printing and design products, which are available via Pitman s Web site and 17 retail locations throughout the U.S.