Company: DHR
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0000313616-25-000085
Chunk: 13

Company: DANAHER CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: ARS
Chunk 13
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, accelerate and integrate the development and manufacture of therapeutics. These therapeutics include protein-based and other biological therapies as well as a new emerging class of highly-targeted therapies such as cell and gene therapies and nucleic acid-based therapies. The business offers tools, solutions and services to support biomanufacturers across their workflows from the earliest stages of process development to large scale commercial and turn-key manufacturing. The bioprocessing business’ offering includes cell line and cell culture media development services; cell culture media, process liquids and buffers for manufacturing, chromatography resins, filtration technologies, aseptic fill finish, as well as single-use hardware and consumables and services such as the design and installation of full manufacturing suites. The bioprocessing business’ offerings in data connectivity and automation, advanced process training, process development services and equipment services are designed to help customers develop more optimized, compliant processes and ensure continuous performance. Typical users of these products and services include pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, translational medicine institutions, biotechnology companies and contract manufacturing organizations. Discovery and Medical—The discovery and medical business is a leading provider of solutions to accelerate biotherapeutic research and discovery through high quality sample preparation and reliable diagnostic assays in addition to ensuring sterility and safety in medical liquids and gases. The business provides solutions and technologies for: lab filtration, separation and purification; lab-scale protein purification and analytical tools to support bio-molecular analysis, identification and characterization; reagents, membranes and services for diagnostic and assay development; and healthcare filtration solutions for drug delivery and patient care. Typical users of these products include professionals in the areas of academic, translational and commercial research, medical diagnostics, clinical care and biopharmaceutical development. Customers served by the Biotechnology segment select products based on several factors, including product quality and reliability, the product’s capacity to enhance productivity and flexibility, innovation (particularly productivity and sensitivity improvements), product performance and ergonomics, access to an advanced technical expertise, service and support network and the other factors described under the heading “Competition” below. The businesses in Danaher’s Biotechnology segment market their products and services under several key brands including CYTIVA and PALL. Manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe and Asia. The business sells to customers through direct sales personnel and independent distributors. LIFE SCIENCES The Life Sciences segment offers a broad range of instruments, consumables, services and software that are primarily used by customers to study the basic building blocks of life, including DNA and RNA, nucleic acid, proteins