Beckman Coulter
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Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a Danaher Corporation company that develops, manufactures, and markets products that simplify, automate, and innovate upon complex biomedical testing. It operates in two industries: Diagnostics and Life Sciences. For more than 80 years, Beckman Coulter Inc. has helped healthcare and laboratory professionals, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities, medical schools, and research institutions worldwide.
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Formerly | National Technical Laboratories |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Scientific instruments, Medical Devices |
Founded | Pasadena, California 1935; 89 years ago (1935) |
Founder | Arnold O. Beckman |
Headquarters | Brea, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Julie Sawyer Montgomery, President Diagnostics, Suzanne Foster, President Life Sciences |
Products | Biomek platforms, Synchron/AU analyzers, IRIS Immunochemistry system, VERIS, DxI immunoassay instruments, DxC chemistry instruments, DxH hematology instruments, Hemoccult, CEQ 2000 DNA Analysis System, Flow cytometers, Ultracentrifuge, Laboratory centrifuge |
Revenue | US$3.66B (FY 2010)[1] |
US$405M (FY 2010)[1] | |
US$231M (FY 2010)[1] | |
Total assets | US$4.88B (FY 2010)[2] |
Total equity | US$2.13B (FY 2010)[2] |
Number of employees | 12,000 (Worldwide) |
Parent | Danaher Corporation |
Website | www.beckmancoulter.com |
The company eventually grew to employ over 12,000 people, with $5.8 billion in annual sales by 2017. It is currently headquartered in Brea, California. Beckman Coulter was acquired by Danaher Corporation in 2011.