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The Canadian cannabis industry has managed to attract another Fortune 500 company, although not in the way some might have been expecting.

On Friday, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leading provider of lab equipment, announced it is offering scientists in Canada a wide variety of products that could be used for cannabis testing.

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In doing so, the Waltham, Mass.-based company appears to be trying to tap into a different sort of marijuana-related market, one that is connected to analyzing and ensuring the quality of cannabis, not just the sale of it.

“Thermo Fisher Scientific is supporting solutions for compliance with cannabis testing regulations in Canada by providing complete workflows and technologies to equip and supply licensed Canadian analytical labs with everything they need to start or scale laboratory operations and produce reliable results,” said Dan Shine, president of analytical instruments at Thermo Fisher, in a release.