What PerkinElmer does

PerkinElmer is an analytical instruments, consumables, software, and laboratory services company serving regulated testing laboratories across biopharma, environmental, food and agriculture, industrial, and clinical / forensic end markets. Its core technology portfolio spans atomic spectroscopy (NexION series ICP-MS including the industry's first four-quadrupole NexION 5000, Avio ICP-OES, PinAAcle and FIMS mercury analyzers), chromatography and mass spectrometry (Clarus GC, LC 300, QSight LC/MS/MS), food quality instrumentation (DA 7250 NIR, Falling Number, doughLAB, Glutomatic, RVA, Lab Mills, LactoScope FT-IR), and food safety pathogen detection kits (Solus, Meizheng), all controlled by proprietary software platforms including SimplicityChrom, Syngistix, TotalChrom, and TurboMass.

The company monetizes through a hybrid model: high-value capital instruments (ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC/MS/MS) sold via direct enterprise sales with quote-based pricing, a recurring consumables and accessories annuity (Lumina lamps, Pure Standards, chromatography columns, ELISA kits), licensed chromatography and mass spectrometry software, and the OneSource Laboratory Solutions services franchise — including asset management, compliance and validation, laboratory IT, and Project Farma consulting for GMP facilities. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales in 35 countries with authorized distributors reaching 168 countries and an e-commerce storefront for consumables and accessories.

Following a 2023 carve-out that separated the diagnostics business (now Revvity) and a March 2026 CEO transition to Michael Stubblefield, the streamlined PerkinElmer operates from Shelton, Connecticut with 10,000+ employees, manufacturing in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific (including China), and a wholly-owned subsidiary portfolio spanning Covaris (genomic sample preparation), Perten (food analytics), Meizheng and Solus (food safety), and OneSource / Project Farma (services).

Name

PerkinElmer

Legal name

PerkinElmer Inc.

Website

https://perkinelmer.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

PerkinElmer provides analytical instruments (ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC/MS/MS, NIR, FT-IR), consumables, software, and OneSource laboratory services to biopharma, environmental, food, industrial, and clinical laboratories across 168 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Instruments (HLAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Analytical Instruments & Chromatography Systems (HLAGAIAA), Food, Feed & Nutraceutical Analytical Testing (HLAGADAN)

Keywords

• Analytical instruments
• Mass spectrometry
• Chromatography systems
• Food quality testing
• Laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Analytical Instruments: Sale of analytical instruments including Atomic Spectroscopy (AA, ICP-OES, ICP-MS), Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry systems. These are high-value capital equipment purchases typically involving enterprise sales cycles.
2. Consumables and Accessories: Recurring revenue from consumables, reagents, sample preparation supplies, and instrument accessories. Products include Lumina hollow cathode lamps, Pure Standards reference materials, chromatography columns, vials, and specialized consumables.
3. Software and Informatics: Chromatography and mass spectrometry software including SimplicityChrom CDS, Simplicity 3Q, TotalChrom, and TurboMass. Software provides instrument control, data processing, and regulatory compliance (21 CFR Part 11).
4. Laboratory Services (OneSource): Comprehensive laboratory services including asset management, compliance and validation, scientific services, asset utilization, laboratory IT, and insights and analytics. Also includes Project Farma consulting services for GMP facilities and large capital projects.
5. Food Quality Solutions: Specialized instruments for food quality testing including Falling Number systems, Glutomatic for gluten analysis, NIR analyzers, doughLAB, RVA, and related consumables for grain, flour, and food testing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PerkinElmer manufactures and sells analytical instruments (atomic spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry), food quality and safety analyzers, consumables, and software, complemented by OneSource laboratory services and Project Farma life sciences consulting for pharmaceutical, environmental, food, and industrial customers globally.

Product overview

PerkinElmer is a diversified analytics company offering a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instruments, laboratory services, and software solutions across three strategic platforms: Biopharma (including OneSource laboratory services, Project Farma consulting, and COVARIS sample preparation), Applied Solutions (spanning industrial applications, environmental science, and agriculture & food testing), and Food Solutions (through acquired brands Perten, Meizheng, and Solus). The core product portfolio includes: Atomic Spectroscopy instruments (NexION ICP-MS series including NexION 1100/2200/5000 multi-quadrupole systems, Avio ICP-OES instruments, and mercury analyzers); Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry solutions (Clarus GC systems, LC 300 Series, QSight LC/MS/MS, and comprehensive software including SimplicityChrom CDS, Simplicity 3Q, TotalChrom, and TurboMass); Food Quality instruments (DA 7250 and FT 9700 NIR analyzers, Falling Number systems, doughLAB, Glutomatic, Lab Mills, RVA viscometers); and Food Safety products (Solus One pathogen detection kits). The company operates globally with offices in 35 countries serving customers in 168 countries, and maintains manufacturing presence in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific including China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Perten: Global leader in analytical solutions for the food industry, specializing in instruments for testing moisture, protein, fat, and quality characteristics in grain, flour, and food products.
• Covaris
• Meizheng
• Solus
• OneSource
• Project Farma

Products and services

• Clarus Nova GC System Gas chromatography platform engineered to integrate every step of the GC workflow with real-time information access, serving high-throughput analytical laboratories.
• Clarus 690 GC Gas chromatograph for full performance in high-throughput laboratories across petrochemical and other industrial applications.
• LC 300 Series High-throughput Liquid Chromatography system supporting both HPLC and UHPLC configurations for pharmaceutical, environmental, and life science laboratories.
• QSight 500 LC/MS/MS System Triple Quadrupole LC/MS/MS system for ultra-trace sensitivity applications across pharmaceutical, environmental, food, life sciences, forensic, and industrial workflows.
• NexION 1100 ICP Mass Spectrometer High-performance inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer for trace-elemental analysis in testing laboratories.
• NexION 2200 ICP Mass Spectrometer Advanced ICP-MS system combining reaction cell detection limits with collision cell simplicity for trace elemental analysis.
• NexION 5000 Multi-Quadrupole ICP Mass Spectrometer Industry's first four-quadrupole ICP mass spectrometer for the most challenging trace elemental analyses requiring unprecedented interference removal.
• Avio 3000 ICP-OES Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer for accurate multi-elemental analysis in demanding laboratory environments.
• Avio 560 Max ICP Optical Emission Spectrometer High-throughput ICP-OES system with maximum workflow optimization for multi-elemental analyses in demanding laboratory environments.
• DA 7250 At-line NIR Instrument Third-generation diode array NIR analyzer for food and agricultural producers, delivering moisture, protein, fat, and ash results in under 10 seconds.
• FT 9700 Bench-top FT-NIR Instrument Compact full-wavelength-range Fourier Transform NIR spectrometer with touchscreen interface for moisture, protein, oil, and amino acid analysis in food and agricultural products.
• Inframatic 9520 NIR Flour Analyzer Dedicated NIR instrument for flour and semolina producers, delivering accurate ash, moisture, protein, and other quality components in under 30 seconds.
• Falling Number 1000 Dual-sample Falling Number system for detection of sprout damage and alpha-amylase enzyme activity in grains and flour.
• Falling Number 1310 Automatic single-sample Falling Number system for fast, convenient alpha-amylase activity testing in grains and flour.
• doughLAB Rheometer for measuring flour water absorption, dough development time, stability, softening, and mixing tolerance in flour and dough testing.
• Perten Glutomatic 2000 System Industry-standard system for determining gluten quantity and quality in flour, wheat, durum, and semolina.
• Lab Mill 3100 Hammer mill for laboratory sample preparation supporting Falling Number, Glutomatic, Kjeldahl, and NIR analyses.
• Lab Mill 3310 Disc mill designed for grain moisture analysis, approved for oven and NIR moisture tests and adopted by AACC standard methods for wheat hardness determination.
• RVA 4800 Top-of-the-range Rapid Visco Analyzer for ingredient performance evaluation under UHT pasteurization, retorting, and extrusion conditions up to 140°C.
• RVA 4500 Rapid Visco Analyzer for cooking and stirring viscometry applications with maximum temperature of 99.9°C and variable shear capability.
• OneSource Laboratory Solutions Comprehensive laboratory services including asset management, compliance and validation, scientific services, laboratory IT, and insights and analytics for pharmaceutical and manufacturing customers.
• Project Farma Patient-focused life sciences consulting firm providing comprehensive support for GMP facilities and large capital projects from ideation through commercialization.
• Solus One Salmonella Kit ELISA-based rapid detection kit for Salmonella species in food and environmental samples delivering next-day results.
• Solus One Listeria Kit ELISA-based rapid detection kit for Listeria species in environmental samples and a broad range of foods with ISO 16140-2 accreditation.
• FIMS 100/400 Mercury Analysis Systems Compact mercury analyzers with integrated flow injection systems for cold vapor mercury atomic absorption analysis.
• SimplicityChrom CDS Software Chromatography data system software providing instrument control, data processing, and results generation with 21 CFR Part 11 compliance for regulated laboratories.
• Syngistix for ICP-MS Software Workflow-based software platform for NexION ICP-MS instrument control, data acquisition, and laboratory workflow efficiency.
• DA 7350 Instrument and Cloud-Based Software NIR instrument and cloud-based software for quality control in food production, improving testing efficiency and accuracy.
• LactoScope 500 Next-generation FT-IR dairy analyzer for medium and large dairy processors to improve control of quality, yield, and efficiency.
• truCOLLECT Solution FDA Class I-listed device for remote whole blood collection via fingerstick, enabling ambient storage and shipping without cold-chain requirements.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Farma, PerkinElmer's patient-focused life sciences consulting firm dedicated to accelerating manufacturing for life-changing therapies, announced a partnership with Oracle Primavera Cloud to enhance its project controls and capital program delivery capabilities for pharmaceutical and biotech organizations.
• Valkit.aicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Farma announced its Gold Tier Certified Partner status with Valkit.ai, an AI-powered digital validation platform that streamlines compliance and quality processes for life sciences organizations.
• PacBiocoreTechnology or IntegrationPacBio and Covaris (a PerkinElmer company) announced a joint workflow enabling robust HiFi sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples. The solution integrates Covaris' truXTRAC FFPE extraction technology with PacBio's Kinnex library preparation, delivering a streamlined workflow from sample to sequencing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bruker Corporation: Bruker is a direct peer across mass spectrometry (ICP-MS, GC-MS, MALDI-TOF), FT-IR, and NMR spectroscopy. Overlap is strongest in atomic spectroscopy and applied markets like pharmaceutical QC, environmental testing, and food safety, with comparable high-end instrument positioning.
• Waters Corporation: Waters directly competes in liquid chromatography and LC/MS/MS, with particular strength in pharmaceutical QC and bioanalytical workflows — both primary PerkinElmer segments. Waters' Empower CDS also overlaps with PerkinElmer's SimplicityChrom software in regulated lab informatics.
• Agilent Technologies: Agilent is a direct competitor across PerkinElmer's core atomic spectroscopy (ICP-MS, ICP-OES, AA), GC, GC/MS, LC, and LC/MS/MS portfolios, serving the same pharmaceutical, environmental, food, and forensic testing customers. Closest comparable by product breadth in chromatography and mass spectrometry.
• SCIEX (Danaher): SCIEX is a direct competitor in LC-MS/MS (triple quadrupole and QTOF) for pharmaceutical, clinical, and food safety applications. Operates as a focused mass spectrometry brand under Danaher's diagnostics platform, competing most directly with PerkinElmer's QSight LC/MS/MS and NexION product lines.
• Shimadzu: Shimadzu directly competes in GC, GC/MS, LC, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, AA, and UV-Vis spectroscopy, serving pharmaceutical, environmental, and food testing labs. Particularly strong in APAC, overlapping with PerkinElmer's Japan and broader Asia customer base.
• HORIBA Scientific: HORIBA competes in ICP-OES, Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy, and particle characterization — adjacent but overlapping with PerkinElmer's atomic spectroscopy and analytical instruments portfolio. Particularly relevant in environmental, semiconductor, and academic research applications.
• JEOL: JEOL directly competes in mass spectrometry (GC-MS, LC-MS), atomic spectroscopy, and NMR across pharmaceutical, environmental, and academic research customers. Comparable in heritage (long-established Japanese scientific instrument maker) and overlap with PerkinElmer's analytical instruments portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher competes directly via its Analytical Instruments segment (ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS) and overlaps through life sciences services, food safety, and clinical diagnostics. Significantly larger and more diversified than PerkinElmer, with broader portfolio across scientific instruments and biopharma services.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad is a broad incumbent in life science research and clinical diagnostics, with some overlap in analytical workflows and food safety testing reagents. While not a direct instrument competitor, both companies serve pharma QC and life science research customers with overlapping software and consumables portfolios.

Others

• Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer): Revvity is the legal successor to the analytical and life sciences business of PerkinElmer following the 2023 carve-out and rename. Included as a relevant entity because the company data references both PerkinElmer and Revvity-era structures (e.g., PKI ticker, delisted status), reflecting the post-spin corporate context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A35 records

Investments3 records

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