Exhibit 12

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges

(Unaudited)



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|                                                                                   |  | 2009 |       | 2008 |   | 2007  |  | 2006 |       | 2005 |   | 2004 
|Earnings from continuing operations before fixed charges                           |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |       |  |   |      
|Income from continuing operations before income taxes                              |  | $    | 184.4 |      | $ | 238.6 |  | $    | 280.2 |      | $ | 214.7 |  | $ | 165.6 |  | $ | 278.2
|Fixed charges less capitalized interest                                            |  |      | 106.6 |      |   | 87.8  |  |      | 87.5  |      |   | 74.0  |  |   | 69.8  |  |   | 61.6 
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|Earnings from continuing operations before fixed charges                           |  | $    | 291.0 |      | $ | 326.4 |  | $    | 367.7 |      | $ | 288.7 |  | $ | 235.4 |  | $ | 339.8
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|Fixed charges                                                                      |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |       |  |   |      
|Interest expense, net of amortization related to indebtedness (A)                  |  |      | 58.4  |      |   | 45.0  |  |      | 47.1  |      |   | 46.9  |  |   | 42.9  |  |   | 35.0 
|Capitalized interest                                                               |  |      | 1.7   |      |   | 1.7   |  |      | 3.4   |      |   | 5.4   |  |   | 3.1   |  |   |     
|Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness (B) |  |      | 18.2  |      |   | 15.9  |  |      | 14.6  |      |   | 1.6   |  |   | 0.9   |  |   | 1.2  
|Portion of rentals representative of interest factor                               |  |      | 30.0  |      |   | 26.9  |  |      | 25.8  |      |   | 25.5  |  |   | 26.0  |  |   | 25.4 
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|Total fixed charges                                                                |  | $    | 108.3 |      | $ | 89.5  |  | $    | 90.9  |      | $ | 79.4  |  | $ | 72.9  |  | $ | 61.6 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                 |  |      | 2.7   |      |   | 3.6   |  |      | 4.0   |      |   | 3.6   |  |   | 3.2   |  |   | 5.5  
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|Interest Expense per Income Statement (A + B)                                      |  |      | 76.6  |      |   | 60.9  |  |      | 61.7  |      |   | 48.5  |  |   | 43.8  |  |   | 36.2