WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, reported that revenues increased 14% to a record $2.71 billion in the second quarter of 2008, over $2.39 billion in the 2007 quarter. Currency translation increased revenues by 4%, and acquisitions, net of divestitures, increased revenues by 2%. GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $.57 in 2008, versus $.37 in the year-ago period. GAAP operating income for the 2008 quarter was $330.2 million, compared with $243.0 million in 2007, and GAAP operating margin was 12.2%, compared with 10.2% a year ago.
