The Danaher Corporation is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.
Danaher is a Fortune 200, NYSE-listed, science and technology leader that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative products and services to professional, medical, industrial, and commercial customers. Our portfolio of premier brands is among the most highly recognized in each of the markets we serve. Our 59,000 associates around the world serve customers in more than 125 countries. In 2011, we generated $16.1 billion of revenue from five reporting segments:
- Test & Measurement
Our Test & Measurement segment is a leading, global provider of electronic measurement instruments and monitoring, management and optimization tools for communications and enterprise networks and related services. Our products are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronics equipment and communications networks and services.
- Environmental
Our Environmental segment provides products that help protect our water supply and air quality and serves two primary markets: water quality and retail/commercial petroleum. Our water quality business is a global leader in water quality analysis and treatment, providing instrumentation and disinfection systems to help analyze and manage the quality of ultra-pure, potable and wastewater in residential, commercial and industrial applications.
- Dental
Our Dental segment is a leading, worldwide provider of a broad range of equipment, consumables and services focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative solutions for dental professionals. Our products include 2D and 3D digital imaging solutions, instruments, dental handpieces, and treatment units, as well as infection prevention products, orthodontia, endodontic and implant solutions, and general dentistry consumables.
- Life Sciences & Diagnostics
Our Life Sciences businesses offer a broad range of research and clinical tools used by scientists to study cells and cell components to gain a better understanding of complex biological matters. Our Diagnostics businesses offer a broad range of analytical instruments, reagents, consumables, software and services used to diagnose diseases and make treatment decisions in histopathology labs, hospitals and other critical care settings.
- Industrial Technologies
Our Industrial Technologies segment designs and manufactures components and systems that are typically incorporated by original equipment manufacturers and systems integrators for sale into a diverse set of applications and end-markets. The businesses also provide a full range of service and support, including helping customers with integration and installation to ensure maximum performance and uptime.
