Danaher Corporation is an American globally diversified conglomerate with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The company designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services. The company’s 3 platforms are “Life Sciences”, “Diagnostics”, and “Environmental & Applied Solutions”.[1]
Danaher is ranked 130th on the Fortune 500 2021.[2]
The company is named after Danaher Creek in Western Montana. Founders Steven M. Rales and Mitchell Rales first conceptualized the company while fishing there.[3] Danaher was one of the first companies in North America to adopt “Kaizen” principles to manufacturing,[4] which is a lean manufacturing Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement, and elimination of waste.