Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter, Inc.
FormerlyNational Technical Laboratories
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryScientific instruments, Medical Devices
FoundedPasadena, California 1935; 89 years ago (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
RevenueIncreaseUS$3.66B (FY 2010)[1]
IncreaseUS$405M (FY 2010)[1]
IncreaseUS$231M (FY 2010)[1]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$4.88B (FY 2010)[2]
Total equityIncreaseUS$2.13B (FY 2010)[2]
Number of employees
12,000 (Worldwide)
ParentDanaher Corporation
Websitewww.beckmancoulter.com
A large laboratory centrifuge from Beckman.

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.