PerkinElmer, Inc.
Power of Attorney


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Terrance L.
Carlson, John L. Healy and Kenneth L. Horton, signing singly and
each acting individually,the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with full power and authority as hereinafter described to:

1.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of PerkinElmer, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4
and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules
thereunder; and

2.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any such Form
3, 4, or 5, prepare, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely deliver and file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;

3.  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees,and the undersigned hereby authorizes any
such person to release any such information to such attorney-in-fact and
approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and

4.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the  opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and  perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming nor relieving, nor is the Company
assuming nor relieving, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.  The undersigned acknowledges that
neither the Company nor the foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume (i) any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned
for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation
or liability of the undersigned for any profit disgorgement under Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required  to file Forms 3, 4, or 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and  transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed  this 22nd day of January 2003.


JOHN P. MURPHY


JOHN P. MURPHY


2003POA