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Also known as CambridgeSoft, Perkin-Elmer

PerkinElmer, Inc., previously styled Perkin-Elmer, is an American global corporation that was founded in 1937 and originally focused on precision optics. Over the years it went into and out of several different businesses via acquisitions and divestitures; these included defense products, semiconductors, computer systems, and others. By the 21st century, PerkinElmer was focused in the business areas of diagnostics, life science research, food, environmental and industrial testing. Its capabilities include detection, imaging, informatics, and service. It produced analytical instruments, genetic

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PerkinElmer is a United States-based operating company established in 1931. It is recognized in the Sp 500 collection and operates within the Laboratory Analytical Instruments industry. The organization is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, where it was incorporated.

PerkinElmer is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol RVTY. Its Central Index Key is 0000031791, and it is classified under SIC code 3826. The company’s fiscal year ends on December 29. It is also identified as a funder and maintains an active status.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, SEC EDGAR, ROR, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Company.type
Private
Company.traded_as
(until 2023)
Company.logo
PerkinElmer Logo.svg
Company.image_caption
Headquarters in Shelton, Connecticut
Company.hq_location
Shelton, Connecticut, U.S. (2023)
Company.key_people
Dirk Bontridder, Chief Executive Officer Rosemary Pitts, Chief Financial Officer
Company.num_employees
~5000
Company.revenue
Not communicated
Company.industry
Medtech
Company.owner
New Mountain Capital
Company.products
Provides end-to-end discovery, measurement & testing solutions and specialized Pharma services (analytical solutions for applied markets, pharma services, food quality & safety solutions, omics sample prep solutions).

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

RVTY
Industry
Laboratory Analytical Instruments
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
MA
Entity type
operating
Latest filing
SD · 2026-06-01
Jurisdiction
US-MA
Headquarters
WALTHAM, US

via SEC EDGAR · GLEIF

Research organization · ROR

Type
Company, Funder
Founded
1931
Location
Waltham, United States
Status
Active

GRID grid.419236.b · ISNI 0000 0001 2176 1341

Official website

PerkinElmer | Science with Purpose

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
organization
Part of
S&P 500
Occupation
photographer
Headquarters
Waltham
Official website
www.perkinelmer.com
Image
PerkinElmer headquarters.jpg
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inception
1937-01-01
Commons category
PerkinElmer
social media followers
14200
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Founding
  • Semiconductor manufacturing
  • Lab equipment
  • Computer Systems Division
  • 1999
  • Recently
  • Acquisition history
  • Programs
  • Hubble optics project
  • KH-9 Hexagon
  • References
  • External links

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