specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Thermo Fisher Scientific
providerId: thermo-fisher-scientific
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Life Sciences
  - LIMS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps scaffold for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Commercial relationships are a mix of consumables
  catalog purchasing, instrument capex / services, and digital-science software subscriptions; there is
  no public usage-based price list to map cleanly to FOCUS columns until the engagement is in place.
sources:
  - https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/digital-science.html
  - https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/contact-us.html
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
notes: >-
  No public usage-based price list. Reconciliation is engagement-specific.
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
serviceCategory: Life Sciences
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  ServiceCategory: Life Sciences
  ProviderName: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  PublisherName: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: digital_science_subscription
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - product_line
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility surfaces are Thermo Fisher invoices, customer portal order history, and any
      LIMS / digital-science admin consoles included in the engagement.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate spend across labs / programs based on Thermo Fisher PO and invoice line items
      keyed to lab cost centers.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Consolidate purchasing under negotiated agreements, retire unused digital-science modules
      at renewal, and align reagent reorder cadence with consumption.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Lab / program owner inside the customer organization owns Thermo Fisher spend and reviews
      against contractual baseline at renewal.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com