Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $17 billion and 50,000 employees in 50 countries. Company's mission is to enable the customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. They help the customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Vilnius Center of Excellence for Biosciences has world-class capabilities in manufacturing products for the life science market, and has an outstanding research and development (R&D) center, focused on the development of new products in all aspects of molecular, protein, and cellular biology. Products are broadly used worldwide to study gene structure, expression and variety, to create new diagnostics methods for innate, hereditary and infectious diseases.
LSC project is one of the so-called Valley programs (research centers) implemented in Lithuania where one of the top priorities is to develop top level University education and attract young researchers to science. Main research fields and study programs at the LSC include structure and functional research of biomolecules, structural biology and bioinformatics, human, plant and microbial genome research, biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, neurobiology, and related sciences. The LSC is focusing on cooperation with business and attracting foreign investments, creation of new innovative business.
Vilnius University is the oldest and largest Lithuanian higher education institution. It was established in the 16th century and now is one of the most important parts of culture, science and research in Lithuania. The mission of Vilnius University is to create, accumulate and disseminate knowledge by ensuring continuity of authentic university culture, distinguished by the atmosphere where old traditions and new ideas enrich each other.
The company develops and supplies microfluidic instruments and consumables for genetic analysis at single-cell resolution.
Institute of Biotechnology is a part of Vilnius University, which focuses on scientific researches and biotechnology. Institute seeks to maintain the high standards in scientific endeavour, research training and technological advance, with its main focus in a broadly defined field of molecular biotechnology, including nucleic acid and protein technologies, bioinformatics, immunodiagnostics, drug design, microfluidics, next generation epigenomics and gene editing technologies.
IDT is the largest manufacturer of custom oligo products in the US today. They became the industry leader in this competitive field by maintaining the highest standards of quality, service, and technical know-how.
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