Human and environmental health focus for PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer has announced that its businesses will be focused into two strategic areas — human health and environmental health — from January 2009. 

To capture the essence of this alignment, PerkinElmer is introducing new branding to better reflect the identity and values of the company. One element of this will be the new tagline, 'For the Better', representing the company’s commitment to achieve its mission of improving the health and safety of people and their environment.

The Human Health Business will be based on developing diagnostics, tools and applications to fight illness, provide better medical insight and more rapidly create critical new therapies. This business will include the company’s Genetic Screening, Bio-discovery and Medical Imaging operating units and will be led by president and CEO Robert Friel on an interim basis.

The Environmental Health Business will be based on creating safer products, more secure surroundings and efficient energy resources. This business will include the company’s Analytical Sciences, Laboratory Services, and Detection and Illumination (formerly known as Sensors and Specialty Lighting) operating units and will be led by John Roush, who currently leads the company’s Optoelectronics business.

As a result of the company’s decision to focus on human and environmental health, it has placed a portion of its specialty lighting business under strategic review.