BECKMAN COULTER (SUBSIDIARY OF DANAHER CORP.)

Company Overview

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, Beckman Coulter products have been making a difference in people’s lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health, and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery. Beckman Coulter provides comprehensive, innovative system solutions that address the principal steps in today’s diverse laboratory processes, from basic cellular analysis research to advanced cell sorting methods and flow cytometry applications.

Beckman Coulter serves customers in two segments: Diagnostics and Life Sciences. Its diagnostics customers include hospitals and laboratories worldwide and produce information physicians use to diagnose diseases, make treatment decisions and monitor patients. Scientists use Beckman Coulter’s life science research instruments to study complex biological problems, including disease causes and potential new therapies or drugs. Beckman Coulter delivers flow cytometry solutions with an extensive listing of monoclonal antibodies for various flow cytometric analyses.

On June 30, 2011, Danaher merged Djanet Acquisition Corp. into Beckman Coulter Inc. As a result, Beckman Coulter has become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Danaher.

Company's Business Segments

• Flow Cytometry : "Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Instruments: AQUIOS CL, CytoFLEX, Navios, MoFlo Flow Cytometry Antibodies, Assays & Reagents: ClearLLab Antibody Solutions DuraClone Panels Single-color Antibodies 2-4 Color Antibody Cocktails Acquisition & Analysis Software: Kaluza"
• Centrifugation : "Avanti High Speed Centrifuges Allegra General Purpose Centrifuges Optima Ultracentrifuges Rotors Tubes and Bottles"
• Particle Counting and Characterization : "HIAC Liquid Particle Counters MET ONE Air Particle Counters Vi-CELL Cell Viability Analyzers LS 13 320 Particle Analyzers"
• Automated Liquid Handling and Integrated Solutions : "Biomek Automated Workstations Integrated Solutions"
• Genomics : "FormaPure Total for Total Nucleic Acid Isolation from FFPE TissueM Agencourt Genomic Reagents for DNA and RNA Isolation AMPure XP for PCR Purification SPRIselect for Size Selection"