Beckman Coulter

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.

Beckman Coulter, Inc.
FormerlyNational Technical Laboratories
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryScientific instruments, Medical Devices
FoundedPasadena, California 1935 (1935)
FounderArnold O. Beckman
HeadquartersBrea, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Julie Sawyer Montgomery, President Diagnostics, Suzanne Foster, President Life Sciences
ProductsBiomek 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
RevenueUS$3.66B (FY 2010)
US$405M (FY 2010)
US$231M (FY 2010)
Total assetsUS$4.88B (FY 2010)
Total equityUS$2.13B (FY 2010)
Number of employees
12,000 (Worldwide)
ParentDanaher Corporation
Websitewww.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.

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