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Danaher Corporation is an American scientific and technical corporation engaged in the production of products in such areas as dentistry, diagnostics, pharmacology and the environment. It is part of the S & P 100 and S & P 500, with annual revenues in excess of $ 18 billion.

It was formed in 1969 under the name DMG, Inc. and was an investment trust. In the first 2 years of its operation, 12 companies were bought, DMG was actively included in the manufacturing business of instrumentation.

In 1984, DMG received its current name - Danaher.

In 2005, it was bought by Leica Microsystems, in 2007 - by Vision Systems Limited and the largest, at that time, acquisition of Danaher - Tektronix, Inc. for 2.85 billion dollars. In 2014, Nobel Biocare, a dental implant manufacturer, was purchased, and in 2015, a Pall conglomerate for $ 13.8 billion.