Company Profile
Welch Allyn
Company Overview
Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y. (USA), Welch Allyn is a privately-held, internationally-recognized manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic equipment and therapeutic devices, diagnostic cardiology, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps.
Company History
When the world's first hand-held, direct-illuminating ophthalmoscope developed by Dr. Francis Welch and William Noah Allyn was sold in 1915, the world caught a glimpse of what a little imagination and a lot of determination could achieve.
With little formal education, but a mind for invention and an entrepreneurial spirit, William Noah Allyn first marketed that ophthalmoscope at an American Medical Association convention in New York City in 1920. With no money for a booth but a wealth of determination, Allyn placed himself and the product he had developed with Dr. Francis Welch in a most strategic location - just outside the men's room. His strategy worked, and, today, Welch Allyn continues to use unique strategies and state-of-the-art innovation to introduce new products and solutions to the marketplace.
A Vision for the Future
Since developing its first product, Welch Allyn has become a world leader in developing rugged, reliable, innovative products and solutions. Now led by a fourth generation of family members who continue the commitment of prior generations to solid, steady, long-term growth, the Allyn family has put privately-held Welch Allyn in a position that does not focus on quarterly reports and the stock price of the day, but rather long-term success, innovation, and the technologies that will advance frontline care into tomorrow.