| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:company 
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                                | gptkbp:acquiredBy | gptkb:Danaher_Corporation 
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                                | gptkbp:acquisitionYear | 2011 
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                                | gptkbp:ceasedTradingYear | 2011 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:focusArea | biomedical research automation in laboratories
 clinical diagnostics innovation
 
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                                | gptkbp:foundedBy | gptkb:Arnold_O._Beckman 
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                                | gptkbp:foundedYear | 1935 
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                                | gptkbp:headquartersLocation | gptkb:Brea,_California,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:industry | gptkb:biotechnology medical devices
 diagnostics
 
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                                | gptkbp:keyPerson | gptkb:Gregory_Milosevich gptkb:Chris_Riley
 Jennifer Honeycutt
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEvent | acquired Coulter Corporation in 1997 acquired by Danaher in 2011
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableProduct | gptkb:Beckman_DU_spectrophotometer gptkb:Biomek_liquid_handler
 gptkb:Coulter_Counter
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfEmployees | about 11,000 
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                                | gptkbp:originalName | gptkb:National_Technical_Laboratories 
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                                | gptkbp:parentCompany | gptkb:Danaher_Corporation 
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                                | gptkbp:products | laboratory instruments diagnostic systems
 flow cytometers
 biomedical testing equipment
 centrifuges
 
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                                | gptkbp:publiclyTraded | false 
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                                | gptkbp:renamed | gptkb:National_Technical_Laboratories 1950
 
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                                | gptkbp:revenue | over $3 billion (2010) 
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                                | gptkbp:servesIndustry | life sciences research laboratories
 clinical diagnostics
 
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                                | gptkbp:stockSymbol | gptkb:BEC 
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                                | gptkbp:subsidiary | gptkb:Beckman_Coulter_Diagnostics gptkb:Beckman_Coulter_Genomics
 gptkb:Beckman_Coulter_Life_Sciences
 gptkb:Immunotech
 gptkb:Danaher_Corporation
 
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                                | gptkbp:tradedOn | gptkb:NYSE 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.beckmancoulter.com/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Beckman_Instruments gptkb:Thermo_Fisher_Scientific
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Beckman Coulter 
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