Webinar: Thermo Fisher Scientific on Their PLM Approach for Managing Acquisitions

In 2014, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired Life Technologies and added their innovative medical lab technologies to its portfolio.


In 2014, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired Life Technologies and added their innovative medical lab technologies to its portfolio. Prior to becoming part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Life Technologies complimented its organic growth through a series of acquisitions.

As the product portfolio expanded to over 500k SKUs, the company experienced many challenges related to its Product Lifecycle Management processes and its ability to bring products to market quickly. John Moran, Director of Product Data Management, will discuss how Life Technologies leveraged PLM to:

  • Establish a global structure to replace a silo-ed organization
  • Create standard processes to accelerate new product introductions
  • Developed the architecture and data flow that enable data governance

About the Speaker:


John Moran serves as the Director of Product Data Management at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he leads a global team that is responsible for the product lifecycle management processes, systems and data for over 500,000 products. Mr. Moran has also worked as a process improvement leader in many different industries including finance, software and life sciences.


This webinar is brought to you in partnership with Product Innovation events (PI). PI brings together the manufacturing industry to explore the process, people and technological challenges faced when building a profitable data-led business strategy.

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