Thermo Fisher Connect Platform

The Thermo Fisher Connect Platform is a digital laboratory software solution designed to drive true connectivity between people, processes, instruments, and systems. Available in three editions — Individual and Enterprise — the platform serves scientists and laboratory organizations at every stage of their digital transformation journey, offering capabilities that scale from individual researchers working remotely to large enterprises requiring integrated, organization-wide ecosystems.

Each edition is tailored to meet evolving laboratory needs, providing tools for data management, instrument connectivity, scientific analysis, and business process automation. Whether you are a single scientist seeking free cloud-based access to your instruments or an enterprise IT administrator building a unified software environment across departments, the Connect Platform offers a path forward.

Individual Edition — Key Capabilities

• Free subscription available worldwide, enabling scientists to continue working outside the lab.
• User-managed accounts and data with 25 GB of Connect Platform cloud storage included, with upgrade options available.
• Compatible with select Thermo Fisher Scientific connect-native instruments and equipment.
• Automatic data collection directly into the cloud from connected instruments.
• Basic data and file sharing tools with the ability to securely share data while managing access and file permissions.
• Instrument time reservation with separate calendars per instrument.
• Remote monitoring of experiments and equipment.
• Access to a centralized platform hosting numerous scientific analysis apps, including real-time qPCR, next-generation sequencing, Sanger CE sequencing, mass spectrometry, and more.
• Access to Services Central for instrument service requests (available in North America only).

Enterprise Edition — Key Capabilities

• Annual subscription with dedicated infrastructure and an organization-specific URL for users.
• Organization-level account management and data ownership, with Tenant support and no storage limits.
• Support for Single Sign-On (SSO) through corporate identity platforms for centralized access control.
• Compatibility with any file-based instrument, extending connectivity beyond Thermo Fisher connect-native devices.
• Selective access to Team edition apps alongside dedicated enterprise-level applications.
• Business process Workflows to streamline and automate laboratory processes.
• Data processing and management tools to improve data quality and support accurate decision making.
• Wide range of connectivity options, including integration APIs and developer tools to connect software and hardware from different vendors.
• Instrument access kiosk app for managed instrument reservations across the organization.

Enterprise Administration Tools

• Centralized user management across the organization.
• Organization-wide data management controls.
• Instrument reservation administration and management.
• Audit trail reporting accessible from a single interface.
• Ability to disable select apps and control app access on a per-user basis.
• Workflow management for business process oversight.
• Data pipeline management for automated data processing.
• Connectivity management to oversee integrations across the software ecosystem.

Platform Design and Integration Philosophy

• System administrators can create unique software ecosystems and customized views for departments, groups, teams, or individual users.
• The platform integrates with existing software, making it easier for scientists to execute processes within a streamlined, unified user experience.
• New tools can be brought into the ecosystem as requirements evolve, ensuring the platform grows alongside the organization.
• Organizations retain full ownership of their data with no storage limitations under the Enterprise edition.

The Thermo Fisher Connect Platform is available globally for individual users at no cost, while the Enterprise edition is offered on an annual subscription basis with pricing and availability provided upon request. The platform supports a broad range of integrations through developer APIs, enabling organizations to connect instruments and software from multiple vendors within a single, governed environment.