Philadelphia, PA USA  April 14, 2007

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., recently announced that Intertek, global provider of quality and safety services, has selected SampleManager LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) as its corporate standard to manage laboratory data in the laboratories of the Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri Division (Caleb Brett).

With its global headquarters in Houston, Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri division provides contract testing services to a range of industries from its analytical testing laboratories worldwide. SampleManager LIMS, a Thermo Scientific laboratory information management system (LIMS), was selected to replace existing systems.

“Intertek selected SampleManager ultimately because it will benefit our own internal data-sharing and enhance our end-service to our customers. The system offers a majority of the functionality that Intertek requires, with the least amount of customization compared to other solutions we evaluated,” said Darryl Jesionowski, Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri General Manager of Laboratories, Americas, and LIMS project manager.

As the leading provider of commercial laboratory services globally, Intertek handles high volumes of samples requiring rapid turnaround and accurate results for its customers, who range from world’s largest oil companies to local service companies and operate across the commodities sector. A standardized SampleManager deployment integrates the many Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri laboratories in real-time for Intertek users and customers alike to access data. Additionally, Intertek benefits from SampleManager’s thin-client Web interface, which enables remote users and customers to easily access data.

Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri, which piloted SampleManager in one of its larger laboratories, plans to deploy the LIMS across more than 90 percent of its Americas-based laboratories by 2008, and transition out the existing LIMS presently in use. Intertek’s long-term strategy is to deploy SampleManager and other Thermo Scientific LIMS and chromatography data and spectroscopy software across Intertek Oil Chemical & Agri locations internationally, according to Jesionowski.

Intertek’s Oil, Chemical & Agri division (Caleb Brett), provides 24/7/365 services to industry and markets including manufacturing, chemicals, energy, pharmaceutical and food. Intertek offers a wide range of R&D, laboratory testing, inspection, consultancy, outsourcing and related activities to support clients on a global basis.

Intertek Contact:

Erik Holladay

Global Marketing Director

testingservices@intertek.com