Frost & Sullivan Awards Thermo for Informatics Market Leadership


Philadelphia, PA (December 5, 2005) - Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE:
TMO) today announced that its Informatics business received the 2005 Frost &
Sullivan Award for Market Leadership, based on the growth consulting
company's recent analysis titled The U.S. Laboratory Information Management
Systems (LIMS) Market. The award recognizes Thermo's market share
leadership achieved through the implementation of market strategy, expanding
operations and product innovation.

Thermo is credited with a commanding 22 percent share of the U.S. LIMS
market, achieved through is multifaceted offering of more than a half dozen
solutions, according to Frost & Sullivan's report.

"We are honored to receive this prestigious award from Frost & Sullivan,"
said Dave Champagne, vice president and general manager of Thermo's
Informatics business. "Our goal now is to expand on our market leadership
and make Thermo the standard suite of laboratory software."

A pioneer in LIMS with its flagship SampleManager, a leading system with
first customers continuing to benefit from modern updates, Thermo through
the '90s expanded its informatics offering with the development of Nautilus
LIMS for research and development applications and Atlas CDST for
multi-industry, global organizations. The 2004 acquisition of InnaPhase
Corporation, a leading provider of pharmaceutical-focused software, enhanced
Thermo's portfolio and fit strategically with the company's move to
commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) informatics solutions. From the acquisition,
Thermo added to its portofolio Watson LIMS, the industry standard for
bioanalysis; Galileo LIMS, designed specifically for in vitro ADME/Tox
applications; and the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic tools, Enterprise
Pharmacology Series and Kinetica.

Thermo's efforts now, according to Champagne, are to develop and refine LIMS
solutions for specialized laboratory applications, built on a common,
unified and robust technology platform. The first product introduction under
these guidelines is Darwin LIMS, available in Q1 2006, developed
specifically for pharmaceutical quality assurance/quality control.

"Thermo's multifaceted product offering creates a strong sales platform to
leverage its LIMS among existing and new client accounts," said Jessica
Shah, Frost & Sullivan research analyst. "Product innovation, service
excellence, and outstanding end-user training have earned Thermo Electron
Corporation its leadership position in the U.S. LIMS market."

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About Informatics

Thermo is the worldwide leader in laboratory software and related services,
providing enterprise-wide, multi-laboratory solutions that have become the
corporate standard at leading organizations. Our LIMS and CDS are
facilitating laboratory data in the world's leading pharmaceutical
companies, petrochemical and chemical plants, food and beverage
manufacturers, and other major industries. To support our global
installations, Thermo provides implementation, validation, training,
maintenance and support from the industry's largest worldwide informatics
services network.

About Thermo Electron

Thermo Electron Corporation is the world leader in analytical instruments.
Our instrument solutions enable our customers to make the world a healthier,
cleaner and safer place. Thermo's Life and Laboratory Sciences segment
provides analytical instruments, scientific equipment, services and software
solutions for life science, drug discovery, clinical, environmental and
industrial laboratories. Thermo's Measurement and Control segment is
dedicated to providing analytical instruments used in a variety of
manufacturing processes and in-the-field applications, including those
associated with safety and homeland security. Based near Boston,
Massachusetts, Thermo has revenues of approximately $2.7 billion, and
employs approximately 11,000 people in 30 countries. For more information,
visit www.thermo.com.

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