
	Beckman Coulter Inc., is an American company that makes biomedical laboratory instruments. Founded by&nbsp;Caltech&nbsp;professor&nbsp;Arnold O. Beckmanin 1935 as&nbsp;National Technical Laboratories&nbsp;to commercialize a&nbsp;pH meter&nbsp;that he had invented, the company eventually grew to employ over 10,000 people, with $2.4 billion in annual sales by 2004. Its current headquarters are in&nbsp;Brea, California.
