Beckman Coulter
Beckman Coulter headquarters in Brea | |
| Formerly | National Technical Laboratories |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Scientific instruments, Medical Devices |
| Founded | Pasadena, California 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) |
| US$405M (FY 2010) | |
| US$231M (FY 2010) | |
| Total assets | US$4.88B (FY 2010) |
| Total equity | US$2.13B (FY 2010) |
Number of employees | 12,000 (Worldwide) |
| Parent | Danaher Corporation |
| Website | www.beckmancoulter.com |
Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a Danaher Corporation company that develops, manufactures, and markets products relevant to biomedical testing. It operates in the industries of diagnostics under the brand name Beckman Coulter and life sciences under the brand name Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. The company was established in 1935 as National Technical Laboratories, and has become an international company through growth and acquisitions of other life sciences organizations.
The company employs 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.