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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


The Stockholders and the Board of Directors
Beckman Coulter, Inc.:

      We consent to the inclusion of our report dated December 12, 1997, except
as to note R, which is as of March 4, 1998, with respect to the consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the seven
months ended October 31, 1997 of Coulter Corporation and subsidiaries, which
report appears in the Form S-4 of Beckman Coulter, Inc. dated April 17, 1998,
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Independent Certified Public
Accountants" in the prospectus.



                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Miami, Florida
July 2, 1998