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Does Danaher support Israel?
Danaher Corporation
Danaher does business in Israel — we found records of its operations there, but no record of donations, aid, or a public statement of support. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Pharma & healthcare companies · Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
Danaher is a US science and technology conglomerate whose operating companies include Beckman Coulter, Cepheid, Cytiva, Pall, Leica Microsystems and Esko. Its one substantial Israeli transaction was the $100 million purchase of the Hod Hasharon print-inspection company AVT in 2017, an ownership that ended when Esko agreed to sell the business back to Israeli buyers in December 2024. Beyond that, Danaher's Israeli footprint is commercial: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences maintains an Israeli contact and service line for local customers, and Danaher advertises a small number of Israel-based roles, but no Israeli manufacturing or research site was identified. No donation, aid, sponsorship, state contract or public statement of support for Israel by Danaher, the Danaher Foundation or its employees was found in this pass, including after October 2023.
Esko (Danaher) — planned sale of AVT Beckman Coulter Life Sciences — Israel contact page
Documented records
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2017-03-06 | $100,000,000 | Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. (AVT), Israeli print-inspection company, Hod Hasharon Danaher agreed to acquire Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. (AVT) of Hod Hasharon — an Israeli maker of automatic print-inspection, process-control and colour-control systems then listed in Frankfurt — for about $100 million, through a merger with a newly formed Israeli subsidiary. AVT was run inside Danaher's product-identification platform alongside Esko. The relationship has since ended: on 19 December 2024 Esko announced the planned sale of the AVT print-inspection business to the Israeli buyer Porat Itay Holdings Ltd, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2025, returning the company to Israeli ownership. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Danaher donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of donations. What is on record is commercial activity in Israel (Acquisition), which is not the same as support — see the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 4 distinct sources are cited for Danaher. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-24
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Haaretz haaretz.com
- Esko (Danaher) — planned sale of AVT esko.com
- Beckman Coulter Life Sciences — Israel contact page beckman.it