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Everything we do starts with our Mission: to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
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Everything we do starts with our Mission: to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
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- Microbiologist's near-fatal battle with sepsis highlights urgent need for awareness and better treatment protocols
- An Icelandic volcano expedition exploring newly formed lava tubes uncovers insights into Earth's origins.
- How Thermo Fisher Scientific colleagues partner with Ronald McDonald House to support families of pediatric patients
- Survivor of domestic violence finds new hope with prosthetic hand
- Thermo Fisher colleagues’ passion to advance HIV clinical trials help make lifesaving therapies a reality
- Clean the World and Thermo Fisher volunteers support communities hard hit by natural disaster
- Thermo Fisher volunteers assemble birthing kits to support underserved mothers and babies
- Life-saving allergy treatment
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- Lab automation goes viral in honeybee disease research
- Made in America, Trusted on the Front Lines
- How NIH funding transforms organ transplantation
- Confidence in American Innovation
- Thermo Fisher Scientific launches state-of-the-art Advanced Therapies Collaboration Center
- Discovery opens doors for cheaper and quicker battery manufacturing
- Tufts Center study shows integrated drug development services could speed delivery of new therapies to patients up to 3 years faster
- Thermo Fisher opens the Centre for Advanced Training and Innovative Research to build the next generation of scientists in South Africa
- Thermo Fisher collaboration with Project HOPE helps create opportunities for Nigerian youth
When the Garcias found out they were pregnant, they were overjoyed. The first grandbaby on both sides of the family, Amelia’s arrival was highly anticipated.
But, unfortunately, near the day of Amelia’s arrival, the Garcias were told she had a heart defect.
Amelia underwent catheterization surgery at the tender age of four days to obtain images of her heart.
One week later, the results revealed that a heart transplant was imperative since surgery was not viable and the transplant center was out of the family’s state.
The family was at a loss on what to do, but they resolved to relocate near the transplant center to increase Amelia’s chances of survival.
"Amelia could become a doctor and cure cancer, she could be President of the United States. I mean, it's endless. She could be a superstar, she could be a Broadway star, she could find a cure for heart disease. She could become an astronaut. Or, you know, maybe she'll just live a full happy, wonderful, incredible life. And I think that's what we all want for our children, for them to be happy and thrive."
Ava Kaufman
Heart and transplant recipient, and founder of Ava's Heart
Their daunting task was eased by Ava's Heart, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles that offers free pre- and post-operative housing for transplant patients and their caregivers, highlighting the potency of community support.
After a brief stint on the transplant list, Amelia received a new heart. Presently, she has mastered oral medication administration, bottle feeding, and solid foods, marking five milestones since her transplant.
The Garcias are hopeful of achieving more milestones, all thanks to the selflessness of the donor family.