WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, reported that revenues increased 8% to a record $2.59 billion in the third quarter of 2008, over $2.40 billion in the 2007 quarter. Currency translation increased revenues by 1.5%, and acquisitions, net of divestitures, increased revenues by 3%. GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $.51 in 2008, versus $.49 in the year-ago period. GAAP operating income for the 2008 quarter was $286.3 million, compared with $254.0 million in 2007, and GAAP operating margin was 11.1%, compared with 10.6% a year ago.
