Beckman Coulter Unveils Next Generation Immunoassay Analyzer Enabling Elite Laboratory Performance with No Daily Maintenance

DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer Boasts Industry's Highest Throughput per Footprint:
Up To 215 Tests/Hour/Square Meter

Innovations Bolster Assay Performance and Laboratory Productivity with
New Analyte Processing and Detection Technology, Precision Sensors, Smart Algorithms, Remote Real-Time System Monitoring, and is the Only Immunoassay Analyzer with No Daily Maintenance ⁱ

NT-proBNP Assay Now Available with Age-Based Cutoffs and Comorbidity Data

Beckman Coulter, a clinical diagnostics leader, today unveiled the DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer, the most productive immunoassay analyzer per footprint. The DxI 9000 Analyzer can run up to 215 tests per hour per square meter (testshrm 2 ).

The DxI 9000 Analyzer innovations address today's speed, reliability, reproducibility, quality, and menu expansion demands. The platform has been independently verified to perform at the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) optimal level, the highest level of EFLM performance evaluation. At the same time, the novel Lumi-Phos PRO Substrate has shown the capability to develop increasingly sensitive and clinically relevant assays, ensuring the system is able to meet the healthcare needs of tomorrow.

According to Julie Sawyer Montgomery , President, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, "The DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer sets new expectations for immunoassay testing operational performance and ability to develop and sustain improved assay sensitivity to meet tomorrow's analytical needs. Those in the laboratory will treasure ZeroDaily Maintenance to save them time, PrecisionVision Technology to safeguard against flawed data reports, and IntelliServe to maximize system uptime. At the same time, clinical researchers are excited about the DxI 9000 Analyzer's capability to keep pace with increasingly sensitive testing requirements as healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies take aim at ever more challenging diseases. An inspiring feat of technology, the DxI 9000 Analyzer is a comprehensive healthcare innovation."

An early evaluator of the DxI 9000 Analyzer, Dr. Pamela Christudoss , Professor & Head, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Christian Medical College Vellore, India noted, "Like clinical laboratories worldwide, we are running more tests than any time in our history. The innovations packed into the DxI 9000 Analyzer will enable labs across the globe to improve their throughput rates and turnaround times with worldclass precision. In particular, the team loved the un-paralleled Zero Daily Maintenance especially for a platform that runs 450 tests per hour."

An additional evaluator, Mr. Ray Divilley, Chief Medical Officer, Mayo University Hospital, Ireland , added, "With the DxI 9000, Beckman Coulter has successfully produced a platform that addresses today's laboratories needs for speed, accuracy, and reliability. Based on our use and evaluation of the system in our lab, we were able to get actionable results back quicker to doctors and ultimately patients as they consider treatment options."

ZeroDaily Maintenance highlights the embedded innovations that drive the DxI 9000 Analyzer's uptime performance. Beta users attest to ZeroDaily Maintenance redefining their workday with no daily maintenance requirements, thereby reducing annual maintenance routines by up to 96%.

Building on Beckman Coulter's workflow and automation leadership, PrecisionVision Technology is unmatched in its ability to inspect, identify and prevent erroneous reporting in real time. PrecisionVision automated safeguards include tube identification, cap detection, tip check, sample aspiration, and delivery, residual wash volume, and substrate volume. Each check reduces the risk of reporting flawed data and increases system reliability and reproducibility.

Beckman Coulter's newly designed remote service and diagnostics solution, DxS IntelliServe, connects with DxI 9000 Analyzers to monitor data and error trends, enabling timely, proactive system service when needed. In addition, the DxS IntelliServe solution identifies service experts to resolve issues with real-time monitoring, remote operation, and troubleshooting to maximize laboratory uptime and performance. Equally impactful, IntelliServe's remote update capabilities and proactive scheduling ensures systems are always running on the most up-to-date software, reducing unplanned workflow interruptions or downtime.

Beckman Coulter's Access NT-proBNP assay measures concentrations of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide that originate in a person's heart. High levels of natriuretic peptides can indicate heart failure. Access NT-proBNP provides rapid results in less than 11 minutes and increases accuracy in diagnosing heart failure with age-based cutoffs and disease-specific comorbidity data for improved test result interpretation.

The DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer is currently available in most countries worldwide.

An online news conference will be held on May 17, 2023 . Speakers include Dr. Pamela Christudoss , and Kathleen Orland , Senior Vice President & General Manager, Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay Business Unit, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. Qualified journalists and analysts can reach out to mediarelations@beckman.com for a passcode.

Additional Resources

Link to DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer media kit
Follow and connect with Beckman Coulter Diagnostics via LinkedIn , Twitter , and Facebook .

About Beckman Coulter, Inc.

A global leader in advanced diagnostics, Beckman Coulter has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory's role in improving patient health for more than 80 years. Our mission is to Relentlessly Reimagine Healthcare, One Diagnosis at a Time – and we do this by applying the power of science, technology and the passion and creativity of our teams. Our diagnostic solutions are used in complex clinical testing, and are found in hospitals, reference laboratories and physician office settings around the globe. We exist to deliver smarter, faster diagnostic solutions that move the needle forward from what's now to what's next. We seek to accelerate care with an extensive clinical menu, scalable lab automation technologies, insightful clinical informatics, and optimize lab performance services. Beckman Coulter is part of the Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) family of global science and technology companies. Headquartered in Brea, Calif. , it has more than 11,000 global team members.

© 2023 Beckman Coulter. All rights reserved. Beckman Coulter, the stylized logo, and the Beckman Coulter product and service marks mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Lumigen and the Lumigen product marks mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lumigen, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Lumigen is a Beckman Coulter company. 2023-11590

ⁱ Based on a comparative review for mid- and high-volume laboratories; data on file.

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Danaher Corporation AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 31, 2023	April 1, 2022
Sales	{replace1}nbsp; 7,167	{replace1}nbsp; 7,688
Cost of sales	(2,797)	(2,983)
Gross profit	4,370	4,705
Operating costs:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(2,147)	(2,092)
Research and development expenses	(429)	(441)
Operating profit	1,794	2,172
Nonoperating income (expense):
Other income (expense), net	24	(20)
Interest expense	(68)	(54)
Interest income	48	1
Earnings before income taxes	1,798	2,099
Income taxes	(348)	(374)
Net earnings	1,450	1,725
Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends	(21)	(41)
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	{replace1}nbsp; 1,429	{replace1}nbsp; 1,684
Net earnings per common share:
Basic	{replace1}nbsp; 1.96	{replace1}nbsp; 2.35
Diluted	{replace1}nbsp; 1.94	{replace1}nbsp; 2.31
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic	729.4	716.3
Diluted	737.2	737.7

Danaher Corporation RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share and Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share ¹

	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 31, 2023	April 1, 2022
Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share (GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; 1.94	{replace1}nbsp; 2.31
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets ^A	0.52	0.52
Fair value net (gains) losses on investments ^B	(0.03)	0.03
Separation costs ^C	0.04	—
Loss on partial settlement of a defined benefit plan ^D	—	0.01
Impairments and other charges ^E	—	0.06
Tax effect of the above adjustments ^F	(0.10)	(0.11)
Discrete tax adjustments ^G	(0.01)	(0.06)
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share (Non-GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; 2.36	{replace1}nbsp; 2.76

	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 31, 2023	April 1, 2022
Pretax	{replace1}nbsp; 384	{replace1}nbsp; 386
After-tax	310	311

	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 31, 2023	April 1, 2022
Pretax	{replace1}nbsp; (22)	{replace1}nbsp; 24
After-tax	(17)	18


^C	Costs incurred in the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 related to preparation for the anticipated separation of the Company's Environmental & Applied Solutions business primarily related to professional fees for legal, tax, finance and information technology services and duplicative general and administrative costs ($28 million pretax as reported in this line item, $25 million after-tax).

^D	Loss on a partial settlement of a defined benefit plan as a result of the transfer of a portion of the Company's non-U.S. pension liabilities related to one defined benefit plan to a third-party in the three-month period ended April 1, 2022 ($10 million pretax as reported in this line item, $9 million after-tax).

^E	Charges incurred primarily related to impairments of accounts receivable and inventory as well as accruals for contractual obligations in Russia incurred in the three-month period ended April 1, 2022 ($43 million pretax as reported in this line item, $40 million after-tax).

^F	This line item reflects the aggregate tax effect of all nontax adjustments reflected in the preceding line items of the table. In addition, the footnotes above indicate the after-tax amount of each individual adjustment item. Danaher estimates the tax effect of each adjustment item by applying Danaher's overall estimated effective tax rate to the pretax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate or tax treatment, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated by applying such specific tax rate or tax treatment. The MCPS dividends are not tax deductible and therefore the tax effect of the adjustments does not include any tax impact of the MCPS dividends.

^G	Discrete tax adjustments and other tax-related adjustments for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, include the impact of net discrete tax benefits of $5 million related primarily to excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and the release of reserves for uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of statutes of limitation, partially offset by tax costs related to the separation of the Environmental & Applied Solutions business and changes in estimates associated with prior period uncertain tax positions. Discrete tax adjustments and other tax-related adjustments for the three-month period ended April 1, 2022, include the impact of net discrete tax benefits of $41 million related primarily to excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and the changes in estimates associated with prior period uncertain tax positions.

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¹	Each of the per share adjustment amounts above have been calculated assuming the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ("MCPS") had been converted into shares of common stock.

Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

^A	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets in the following historical periods (only the pretax amounts set forth below are reflected in the amortization line item above):


^B	Net (gains) losses on the Company's equity and limited partnership investments recorded in the following historical periods (only the pretax amounts set forth below are reflected in the fair value net (gains) losses on investments line above):

Average and Adjusted Average Common Stock and Common Equivalent Diluted Shares Outstanding
(shares in millions)

	Three-Month Period Ended
	March 31, 2023	April 1, 2022
Average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding - diluted (GAAP) ²	737.2	737.7
Converted shares ³	8.6	8.6
Adjusted average common stock and common equivalent shares outstanding - diluted (non-GAAP)	745.8	746.3


²	The impact of the MCPS Series B calculated under the if-converted method was anti-dilutive for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022, and as such 8.6 million shares underlying the MCPS Series B were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS in both periods and the related MCPS Series B dividends of $21 million were included in the calculation of net earnings for diluted EPS for the periods.

	The impact of the MCPS Series A calculated under the if-converted method was dilutive for the three-month period ended April 1, 2022, and as such 11.0 million shares underlying the MCPS Series A were included in the calculation of diluted EPS in the three-month period and the related MCPS Series A dividends of $20 million were excluded from the calculation of net earnings for diluted EPS.

³	The number of converted shares assumes the conversion of all MCPS and issuance of the underlying shares applying the "if-converted" method of accounting and using an average 20 trading-day trailing Volume Weighted Average Price ("VWAP") of $246.26 and $281.28 as of March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022, respectively.

Sales (Decline) Growth by Segment, Core Sales (Decline) Growth by Segment and Base Business Core Sales Growth by Segment

	% Change Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2023 vs. Comparable 2022 Period
		Segments
	Total Company	Biotechnology	Life Sciences	Diagnostics	Environmental & Applied Solutions
Total sales (decline) growth (GAAP)	(7.0) %	(16.0) %	2.5 %	(10.0) %	5.0 %
Impact of:
Acquisitions/divestitures	— %	— %	(1.0) %	— %	(0.5) %
Currency exchange rates	3.0 %	3.0 %	3.5 %	2.5 %	2.0 %
Core sales (decline) growth (non-GAAP)	(4.0) %	(13.0) %	5.0 %	(7.5) %	6.5 %
Impact of COVID-19 related testing, vaccines and therapeutics	10.0 %	+Low-teens	+Low-single digit	+High-teens	— %
Base business core sales growth (non-GAAP)	6.0 %	Flat	+High-single digit	+Low-double digit	6.5 %

Forecasted Core Sales (Decline) Growth and Base Business Core Sales Growth

The Company provides forecasted sales only on a non-GAAP basis because of the difficulty in estimating the other components of GAAP revenue, such as currency translation, acquisitions and divested product lines.

	% Change Three-Month Period Ending June 30, 2023 vs. Comparable 2022 Period	% Change Year Ending December 31, 2023 vs. Comparable 2022 Period
Core sales (decline) growth (non-GAAP)	-High-single digit	-High-single digit
Impact of COVID-19 related testing, vaccines and therapeutics	+Low-double digit	+Low-double digit
Base business core sales growth (non-GAAP)	+Mid-single digit	+Mid-single digit

Operating Profit Margins and Year-Over-Year Core Operating Margin Changes

			Segments
		Total Company	Biotechnology	Life Sciences	Diagnostics	Environmental & Applied Solutions
Three-Month Period Ended April 1, 2022 Operating Profit Margins (GAAP)		28.30 %	36.10 %	19.10 %	33.50 %	20.30 %
	First quarter 2023 impact from operating profit margins of businesses that have been owned for less than one year	(0.15)	(0.15)	(0.45)	—	0.15
	First quarter 2022 impairments of accounts receivable and inventory as well as accruals for contractual obligations in Russia	0.55	0.60	1.45	0.10	0.10
	First quarter 2023 costs incurred related to preparation for the anticipated separation of the Company's Environmental & Applied Solutions business	(0.40)	—	—	—	—
Year-over-year core operating profit margin changes for the first quarter 2023 (defined as all year-over-year operating profit margin changes other than the changes identified in the line items above) (non-GAAP)		(3.30)	(4.55)	(1.30)	(5.10)	3.95
Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2023 Operating Profit Margins (GAAP)		25.00 %	32.00 %	18.80 %	28.50 %	24.50 %

Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
($ in millions)

	Three-Month Period Ended		Year-over-Year Change
	March 31, 2023	April 1, 2022	Year-over-Year Change
Total Cash Flows:
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; 1,947	{replace1}nbsp; 1,968
Total cash used in investing activities (GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; (304)	{replace1}nbsp; (503)
Total cash used in financing activities (GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; (262)	{replace1}nbsp; (274)

Free Cash Flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; 1,947	{replace1}nbsp; 1,968	~ (1.0)%
Less: payments for additions to property, plant & equipment (capital expenditures) (GAAP)	(275)	(250)
Plus: proceeds from sales of property, plant & equipment (capital disposals) (GAAP)	—	2
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)	{replace1}nbsp; 1,672	{replace1}nbsp; 1,720	~ (3.0)%