PerkinElmer informatics
Discovery, measurement, and testing solutions for biopharma, applied sciences, and food safety with specialized pharma services.
Overview
PerkinElmer is a global life sciences and analytical instrumentation company with nearly 90 years of pioneering innovation, dedicated to empowering scientists and operators worldwide with trusted insights, instruments, and services. The company delivers end-to-end discovery, measurement, and testing solutions across biopharma, applied sciences, and food safety, serving 90,000 customers across diverse industries in 168 countries through direct operations and authorized distributors. With more than 5,000 employees, offices in 35 countries, and over 100,000 active instruments powering discoveries globally, PerkinElmer operates manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, including China.
PerkinElmer's mission is to accelerate scientific work and amplify impact for a healthier, safer, and more sustainable world. The company has returned nearly one million hours to science by reducing time spent on non-core activities, and it continues to invest in new product innovation — including the Avio 3000 ICP-OES, Clarus Nova GC platform, Spotlight™ Aurora-I FTIR Microscopy and Imaging System, and the forthcoming LabPilot™ software — representing advances in elemental analysis, chromatography, and materials analysis.
BioPharma Solutions
- ONESOURCE: A comprehensive services platform designed to enable, accelerate, and protect scientific and manufacturing workflows in pharmaceutical environments, helping pharma organizations optimize laboratory and operational efficiency.
- Project Farma: A full suite of support solutions and services for GMP facilities and large capital projects, advancing technical operations from ideation through commercialization for life sciences manufacturers.
- Covaris: A PerkinElmer company specializing in sample preparation technologies, offering expertise and holistic solutions that address workflows for genomic and proteomic research. Covaris recently launched the truCOLLECT® Solution, a novel integrated system for remote whole blood collection, stabilization, and downstream DNA extraction for clinical research and biopharma labs.
Applied Solutions
- Industrial Applications: Provides precise, real-time measurements for a wide range of manufacturing processes, including cleanroom semiconductor manufacturing, pharmaceutical QA/QC, clinical testing, and heavy industrial petrochemical sample testing, helping customers improve efficiency and product quality.
- Environmental Science: Enables monitoring of air, water, and soil quality using cutting-edge spectrometry and chromatography technologies, supporting environmental compliance and research.
- Agriculture & Food: Delivers advanced analytical tools for testing moisture, protein, fat, and other key parameters to ensure quality and safety throughout food production.
Food Solutions
- Perten: Provides trusted solutions for food and agriculture quality testing, supporting producers and processors in maintaining consistent product standards.
- Meizheng: Offers rapid and reliable pathogen detection solutions for food and environmental applications, enabling fast response to contamination risks.
- Solus: Delivers fast and reliable food safety testing for contaminants and pathogens, helping food industry customers meet safety and regulatory requirements.
ESG Commitment and Sustainability
- Environment: Actively reducing emissions, transitioning to renewable energy sources, and embedding sustainability principles into product design across its portfolio.
- Labor: Promoting equity through global equal pay policies, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives, and grassroots employee engagement programs such as Impact Day.
- Ethics & Human Rights: Strengthening governance through global policies covering modern slavery, data security, and whistleblower protection.
- Sustainable Procurement: Partnering with suppliers to enforce ESG standards, reduce supply chain emissions, and address social risks throughout the value chain.
Following New Mountain Capital's investment in March 2023, PerkinElmer operates as a standalone business with renewed strategic focus, continuing its nearly 90-year legacy of pioneering scientific innovation while expanding its global reach and deepening its commitment to sustainability, transparency, and accountability.