Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced that it is has been awarded the prestigious R&D 100 Award for technological innovation. An independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine selected the handheld Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t XRF analyzer as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. The award will be officially presented during a gala awards ceremony in the Grand Ballroom of Chicago’s Navy Pier, 16 October 2008. This is the third R&D 100 Award for the Niton series, with previous awards coming in 1995 and 2003. Since they were established in 1963, the R&D 100 awards have been presented annually to the 100 most innovative new technical products and processes of the year. More than 50 outside judges, who must have no conflicts of interest with any entries they are judging, are chosen from among professional consultants, university faculty and industrial researchers. Based on the outside judges votes and written comments, the editors of R&D Magazine make the final choice.
