Innovation Lab

Validation ideas for the next generation of clinical supply programs.

Thermo Fisher's innovation page translates laboratory automation, infection-control replenishment, and digital dental workflows into testable procurement hypotheses. It is built for teams that want to understand what changes before they change contracts.

Clinical innovation laboratory
Research tracks

Three tracks where buyers can pilot improvements

Connected Diagnostics

Explore how PCR instruments, chemistry analyzers, centrifuges, and freezers can share operational signals without disrupting validated result workflows. Pilot plans may include interface mapping, downtime categories, data retention rules, and cybersecurity signoff.

  • FHIR or HL7 event mapping
  • QC dashboard prototypes
  • Predictive maintenance triggers

Traceable Consumables

High-volume supplies often look simple until a recall, shortage, or expiry review exposes fragmented records. This track tests lot scanning, par-level changes, expiration rotation, and documentation templates for infection-control and supply-chain leaders.

  • UDI and lot capture workflow
  • Recall response simulation
  • GPO substitution matrix

Digital Dental Operations

DSO standardization depends on equipment that clinicians accept and administrators can support. Pilot packages can evaluate intraoral scanner training, tabletop sterilizer logs, dental x-ray service timing, and CAD/CAM consumable replenishment.

  • Operator onboarding scorecards
  • Autoclave cycle documentation
  • Multi-site service scheduling

Every innovation track includes a plain-English decision brief for value analysis. The brief names the operational problem, the proposed pilot, required stakeholders, expected artifacts, go/no-go criteria, and post-pilot contract implications. That format keeps experimentation practical for regulated healthcare organizations.

30 daystypical pilot definition window
5 roleslab, supply chain, QA, biomed, finance
1 briefshared decision document for committee review

Bring a workflow question to the lab.

Thermo Fisher can help convert a purchasing uncertainty into a controlled pilot plan.

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