<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xbrl xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:f="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/sob" xmlns:b="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/entryBalanceSheetAccountFormIncomeStatementByNature" xmlns:h="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/mrv" xmlns:g="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/arr" xmlns:d="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/cmn" xmlns:e="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/fsa" xmlns:c="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/gsd" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:iso4217="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217" xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://xbrl.dcca.dk/entryBalanceSheetAccountFormIncomeStatementByNature http://archprod.service.eogs.dk/taxonomy/20171001/entryDanishGAAPBalanceSheetAccountFormIncomeStatementByNatureIncludingManagementsReviewStatisticsAndTax20171001.xsd"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://archprod.service.eogs.dk/taxonomy/20171001/entryDanishGAAPBalanceSheetAccountFormIncomeStatementByNatureIncludingManagementsReviewStatisticsAndTax20171001.xsd"/><c:InformationOnTypeOfSubmittedReport contextRef="c0">Årsrapport</c:InformationOnTypeOfSubmittedReport><c:IdentificationNumberCvrOfSubmittingEnterprise contextRef="c0">33771231</c:IdentificationNumberCvrOfSubmittingEnterprise><c:NameOfSubmittingEnterprise contextRef="c0">PricewaterhouseCoopers Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab</c:NameOfSubmittingEnterprise><c:AddressOfSubmittingEnterpriseStreetAndNumber contextRef="c0">Strandvejen 44</c:AddressOfSubmittingEnterpriseStreetAndNumber><c:AddressOfSubmittingEnterprisePostcodeAndTown contextRef="c0">2900 Hellerup</c:AddressOfSubmittingEnterprisePostcodeAndTown><c:ReportingPeriodStartDate contextRef="c0">2018-01-01</c:ReportingPeriodStartDate><c:PrecedingReportingPeriodStartDate contextRef="c0">2017-01-01</c:PrecedingReportingPeriodStartDate><c:ReportingPeriodEndDate contextRef="c0">2018-12-31</c:ReportingPeriodEndDate><c:PredingReportingPeriodEndDate contextRef="c0">2017-12-31</c:PredingReportingPeriodEndDate><c:IdentificationNumberCvrOfReportingEntity contextRef="c0">27905692</c:IdentificationNumberCvrOfReportingEntity><c:NameOfReportingEntity contextRef="c0">Apogent Denmark ApS</c:NameOfReportingEntity><c:AddressOfReportingEntityStreetName contextRef="c0">Kamstrupvej</c:AddressOfReportingEntityStreetName><c:AddressOfReportingEntityStreetBuildingIdentifier contextRef="c0">90</c:AddressOfReportingEntityStreetBuildingIdentifier><c:AddressOfReportingEntityPostCodeIdentifier contextRef="c0">4000</c:AddressOfReportingEntityPostCodeIdentifier><c:AddressOfReportingEntityDistrictName contextRef="c0">Roskilde</c:AddressOfReportingEntityDistrictName><c:RegisteredOfficeOfReportingEntity contextRef="c0">Roskilde</c:RegisteredOfficeOfReportingEntity><d:NameOfAuditFirm contextRef="c82">PricewaterhouseCoopers Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab</d:NameOfAuditFirm><d:IdentificationNumberCvrOfAuditFirm contextRef="c82">33771231</d:IdentificationNumberCvrOfAuditFirm><c:AddressOfAuditorStreetName contextRef="c82">Strandvejen</c:AddressOfAuditorStreetName><c:AddressOfAuditorStreetBuildingIdentifier contextRef="c82">44</c:AddressOfAuditorStreetBuildingIdentifier><c:AddressOfAuditorPostCodeIdentifier contextRef="c82">2900</c:AddressOfAuditorPostCodeIdentifier><c:AddressOfAuditorDistrictName contextRef="c82">Hellerup</c:AddressOfAuditorDistrictName><c:AddressOfAuditorCountry contextRef="c0">Danmark</c:AddressOfAuditorCountry><c:DateOfGeneralMeeting contextRef="c0">2019-05-28</c:DateOfGeneralMeeting><c:NameAndSurnameOfChairmanOfGeneralMeeting contextRef="c0">Grant Hellier Lawrence</c:NameAndSurnameOfChairmanOfGeneralMeeting><e:ClassOfReportingEntity contextRef="c0">Regnskabsklasse B</e:ClassOfReportingEntity><e:SelectedElementsFromReportingClassC contextRef="c0">1</e:SelectedElementsFromReportingClassC><d:TypeOfAuditorAssistance contextRef="c0">Revisionspåtegning</d:TypeOfAuditorAssistance><f:IdentificationOfApprovedAnnualReport contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">The Executive Board and Board of Directors have today considered and adopted the Annual Report of Apogent Denmark ApS for the financial year 1 January - 31 December 2018.</f:IdentificationOfApprovedAnnualReport><f:ConfirmationThatAnnualReportIsPresentedInAccordanceWithRequirementsProvidedForByLegislationAnyStandardsAndRequirementsProvidedByArticlesOfAssociationOrByAgreement contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">The Annual Report is prepared in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act.</f:ConfirmationThatAnnualReportIsPresentedInAccordanceWithRequirementsProvidedForByLegislationAnyStandardsAndRequirementsProvidedByArticlesOfAssociationOrByAgreement><f:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementGivesTrueAndFairViewOfAssetsLiabilitiesEquityFinancialPositionAndResults contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">In our opinion the Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the financial position at 31 December 2018 of the Company and of the results of the Company operations for 2018.</f:ConfirmationThatFinancialStatementGivesTrueAndFairViewOfAssetsLiabilitiesEquityFinancialPositionAndResults><f:RecommendationForApprovalOfAnnualReportByGeneralMeeting contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">We recommend that the Annual Report be adopted at the Annual General Meeting.</f:RecommendationForApprovalOfAnnualReportByGeneralMeeting><f:PlaceOfSignatureOfStatement contextRef="c0">Roskilde</f:PlaceOfSignatureOfStatement><f:DateOfApprovalOfAnnualReport contextRef="c0">2019-05-28</f:DateOfApprovalOfAnnualReport><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfExecutiveBoard contextRef="c98">Grant Hellier Lawrence</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfExecutiveBoard><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c83">Petrus Thomas van der Zande</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><d:TitleOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c83">Chairman</d:TitleOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c84">Anthony Hugh Smith</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard contextRef="c85">Grant Hellier Lawrence</d:NameAndSurnameOfMemberOfSupervisoryBoard><g:AddresseeOfAuditorsReportOnAuditedFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">To the Shareholder of Apogent Denmark ApS</g:AddresseeOfAuditorsReportOnAuditedFinancialStatements><g:OpinionOnAuditedFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">In our opinion, the Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company at 31 December 2018 and of the results of the Company’s operations for the financial year 1 January - 31 December 2018 in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act.
</g:OpinionOnAuditedFinancialStatements><g:IdentificationOfAuditedFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">We have audited the Financial Statements of Apogent Denmark ApS for the financial year 1 January - 31 December 2018, which comprise income statement, balance sheet, statement of changes in equity and notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies (”the Financial Statements”).
</g:IdentificationOfAuditedFinancialStatements><g:DescriptionOfQualificationsOfAuditedFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and the additional requirements applicable in Denmark. Our responsibilities under those standards and requirements are further described in the ”Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements” section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) and the additional requirements applicable in Denmark, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
</g:DescriptionOfQualificationsOfAuditedFinancialStatements><g:StatementOnManagementsReviewAuditorsReportOnAuditedFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Management is responsible for Management’s Review.

Our opinion on the Financial Statements does not cover Management’s Review, and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read Management’s Review and, in doing so, consider whether Management’s Review is materially inconsistent with the Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained during the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

Moreover, it is our responsibility to consider whether Management’s Review provides the information required under the Danish Financials Statements Act.

Based on the work we have performed, in our view, Management’s Review is in accordance with the Financial Statements and has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Danish Financial Statements Act. We did not identify any material misstatement in Management’s Review.
</g:StatementOnManagementsReviewAuditorsReportOnAuditedFinancialStatements><g:StatementOfExecutiveAndSupervisoryBoardsResponsibilityForFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Management is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act, and for such internal control as Management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the Financial Statements, Management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Financial Statements unless Management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
</g:StatementOfExecutiveAndSupervisoryBoardsResponsibilityForFinancialStatements><g:StatementOfAuditorsResponsibilityForAuditAndAuditPerformed contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs and the additional requirements applicable in Denmark will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Financial Statements.

As part of an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs and the additional requirements applicable in Denmark, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by Management.

Conclude on the appropriateness of Management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Financial Statements and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contents of the Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that gives a true and fair view.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
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The activities of the Company comprise possession og shares in subsidaries.
Development in the year
The income statement of the Company for 2018 shows a loss of TDKK 95, and at 31 December 2018 the balance sheet of the Company shows equity of TDKK 408,406.
Subsequent events
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Contingent liabilities
There are no other security and contingent liabilities at 31 December 2018.

The group companies are jointly and severally liable for tax on the jointly taxed income of the Group. Moreover, the group companies are jointly and severally liable for Danish withholding taxes by way of dividend tax, tax on royalty payments and tax on unearned income. Any subsequent adjustments of corporation taxes and withholding taxes may increase the Company's liability.</e:DisclosureOfContingentLiabilities><e:InformationOnConsolidatedFinancialStatements contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">The company is included in the consolidated report for the ultimate parent
Name
Place of registered office


Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

The Annual Report of Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc. may be obtained at the following address:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.</e:InformationOnConsolidatedFinancialStatements><e:InformationOnReportingClassOfEntity contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">The Annual Report of Apogent Denmark ApS for 2018 has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Danish Financial Statements Act applying to enterprises of reporting class B as well as selected rules applying to reporting class C.
The order of the items of the income statement differs from the format prescribed by the Danish Financial Statements Act as the order has been adjusted to the nature of the Company’s activities.
The accounting policies applied remain unchanged from last year.
The Financial Statements for 2018 are presented in TDKK.</e:InformationOnReportingClassOfEntity><e:InformationOnOmissionOfConsolidatedFinancialStatement contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">With reference to section 112 of the Danish Financial Statements Act and to the consolidated financial
statements of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the Company has not prepared consolidated financial
statements.

The Annual Report of Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc. may be obtained at the following address:  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.</e:InformationOnOmissionOfConsolidatedFinancialStatement><e:DescriptionOfGeneralMattersRelatedToRecognitionMeasurementAndChangesInAccountingPolicies contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">The Financial Statements have been prepared under the historical cost method.
Revenues are recognised in the income statement as earned. Furthermore, value adjustments of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value or amortised cost are recognised. Moreover, all expenses incurred to achieve the earnings for the year are recognised in the income statement, including depreciation, amortisation, impairment losses and provisions as well as reversals due to changed accounting estimates of amounts that have previously been recognised in the income statement.
Assets are recognised in the balance sheet when it is probable that future economic benefits attributable to the asset will flow to the Company, and the value of the asset can be measured reliably.
Liabilities are recognised in the balance sheet when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow out of the Company, and the value of the liability can be measured reliably.
Assets and liabilities are initially measured at cost. Subsequently, assets and liabilities are measured as described for each item below.</e:DescriptionOfGeneralMattersRelatedToRecognitionMeasurementAndChangesInAccountingPolicies><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfExternalExpenses contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Other external expenses comprise expenses for premises, sales and distribution as well as office expenses, etc.</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfExternalExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxExpenses contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Tax for the year consists of current tax for the year and changes in deferred tax for the year. The tax attributable to the profit for the year is recognised in the income statement, whereas the tax attributable to equity transactions is recognised directly in equity.
The Company is jointly taxed with Danish subsidiaries in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Group. The tax effect of the joint taxation is allocated to enterprises in proportion to their taxable incomes.</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisOfTaxExpenses><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisForInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAndAssociates contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost. Where cost exceeds the recoverable amount, write-down is made to this lower value.</e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfRecognitionAndMeasurementBasisForInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAndAssociates><e:DescriptionOfMethodsOfCurrentTaxReceivablesAndLiabilities contextRef="c0" xml:lang="en">Current tax liabilities and receivables are recognised in the balance sheet as the expected taxable income for the year adjusted for tax on taxable incomes for prior years and tax paid on account. 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