WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has been named 2014 “Company of the Year” by Instrument Business Outlook (IBO), a newsletter published by Strategic Directions International, Inc., an industry analyst firm focused on life science and analytical instruments, equipment and related products. IBO described PerkinElmer as an “industry pioneer” and “prodigiou