Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Beckman Coulter headquarters in Brea
Formerly	National Technical Laboratories
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]
Operating income	US$405M (FY 2010)[1]
Net income	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

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 and 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.