Thermo Fisher Scientific joins Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 as official supporter
14 Nov 2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., recently announced that it has joined the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 as an Official Supporter, providing analytical instrumentation, lab equipment and expertise to identify substances and methods prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to contribute to clean competition and maintain sports integrity at the largest sporting event in the world.
“The Olympics and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 are a global celebration that brings the world together. It’s an honor and a privilege for Thermo Fisher Scientific to play a role in such an incredible event like Paris 2024,” said Dan Shine, Senior Vice President and President, Analytical Instruments, at Thermo Fisher Scientific. “In keeping with our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer, we are thrilled to bring our expertise in analytical chemistry and identification of prohibited substances to support the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, to help ensure that every competition is clean and fair for all athletes.”
As part of its role as Official Supporter, Thermo Fisher will provide the necessary laboratory equipment for the storage of samples taken during doping controls, as well as analytical instruments to analyze samples. A range of chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments will allow the accredited French laboratory to accurately detect the presence of prohibited substances and their metabolites in samples taken at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
“This partnership with Thermo Fisher will be decisive in ensuring the exemplarity of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 and guaranteeing the absolute safety and integrity of athletes and competitions,” said Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024.