CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 17, 2006 (May 11, 2006, as to the effect of the Laboratory Workstations discontinued operations described in Notes 2 and 3 and the subsequent events described in Note 23), relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Fisher Scientific International Inc. appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2006 and our report dated February 17, 2006 on management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Fisher Scientific International Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York
May 11, 2006