Fit for Purpose Designation

Look for Fit for Purpose designations to find products ideal for your needs

Our Fit for Purpose designations provide you with an easy way to find and select the lab consumables that are ideally suited to your specific application needs, Simply look for the appropriate Fit for Purpose designation and be confident the products have been rigorously tested with quality documentation readily available. (e.g., Certified quality, Sterile, PCR ready, Sterile & PCR ready). For every product that is qualified under this program, a lot-specific certificate of quality is available for review with detailed information on the materials, manufacturing standards and testing associated with it. 

Confidence in the products you use to support your science

The laboratory supplies you use play an important but often underestimated role in the success of your science.  Our commitment to supporting your scientific achievements begins with ensuring that you can rely on Thermo Scientific products to be of the highest available quality and to meet or exceed your expectations for performance according to the requirements of your applications. Our Fit for Purpose designations provide customers with an easy way to find and select the lab consumables that are ideally suited to your specific application needs. And when you're ready to buy our products, you can rest assured that our global footprint and regional manufacturing strategy provides supply chain security, while our commitment to sustainability helps ensure  products are ready when you need them, today and tomorrow. Now you can confidently forge ahead, achieve reliable results and focus on your science.  

Product testing

Our plastics and consumables are designed and manufactured with the rigors of the scientific lab in mind. We understand that the precise nature of your science demands an equal level of precision from the products you use, because variables can compromise or destroy your work. For this reason, our lab products are subject to comprehensive and rigorous testing, from the raw materials—to manufacturing processes to final product preparation in order to provide our customers with products that can help them achieve scientific success and reliable results. Our Fit for Purpose designated products incorporate a variety of testing and quality control procedures in accordance with global standards certified through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and United States Pharmocopiea (USP), among others. 

Testing methods and focus areas

The following is presented as generalized, summary information.  Detailed testing parameters, methods and certifications can be found for individual product types and manufacturing lots in the associated lot-specific certificate of quality, available for each certified product.

Limits of Detection (LOD)

Limits of detection presented in this table are summarized for all products and presented as a minimum standard. Individual products may be subject to lower limits of detection and specific testing methods which can be found on their lot-specific certificate of quality.

Certificate of product line quality

All products sold under our Fit for Purpose designation program come with a certificate of product line quality which details its quality attributes, testing criteria and methods used to achieve the designation. Additionally, lot-specific certificates of quality are available for individual products and can be downloaded when purchasing products through our ecommerce platform.