Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
13 December 2002




       PerkinElmer Announces Agreement to Sell Senior Subordinated Notes

BOSTON - PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) today announced that it has entered into
an agreement to sell $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 in a previously announced institutional
private placement. The company will sell the notes at a price of 99.173% of the
principal amount. The amount of the transaction was increased from the
previously announced $225 million aggregate principal amount.

Interest on the notes will be payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year,
beginning on July 15, 2003. The notes will be guaranteed on a senior
subordinated basis by certain of PerkinElmer's domestic subsidiaries. The notes
and the guarantees will be unsecured. The transaction is expected to close on
December 26, 2002. The closing is subject to customary closing conditions, as
well as the funding of PerkinElmer's new senior credit facility and the
completion of other elements of the company's previously announced debt
refinancing.

Neither the notes nor the guarantees have been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws. The notes and the
guarantees will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on
Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside of the United States in
accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Unless so registered,
neither the notes nor the guarantees may be offered or sold in the United States
except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding our ability to
complete this private placement and to effectively use the proceeds. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among
the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those indicated in such forward-looking statements are uncertainties relating to
market conditions for corporate debt securities in general and our notes in
particular, as well as our ability to complete the various components of our
debt refinancing. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at
some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.


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