PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) is an American multinational technology corporation, focused in the business areas of human and environmental health, including environmental analysis, food and consumer product safety, medical imaging, drug discovery, diagnostics, biotechnology, industrial applications, and life science research. PerkinElmer produces analytical instruments, genetic testing and diagnostic tools, medical imaging components, software, instruments, and consumables for multiple end markets. PerkinElmer is part of the S&P 500 index and operates in 150 countries. As of 2010, it has a market capitalization of ~3.0 billion. PerkinElmer traces its history back to a merger between divisions of what had been two S&P 500 companies,...