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Agilent Technologies Debuts Acquisitions, Significant Workflow Innovations
at Pittcon
NEW ORLEANS, LA (Pittcon 2008), March 3, 2008 -- Agilent Technologies Inc.
(NYSE: A) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire TILL Photonics
GmbH and has completed the acquisition of Colloidal Dynamics. Both companies
will join the recently created Materials Science Solutions Unit within Agilent’s
Life Science and Chemical Analysis business. Financial details were not
disclosed. The TILL Photonics GmbH acquisition is expected to be final at the
end of March, subject to certain closing conditions.
In addition to the acquisitions, Agilent is announcing five enhancements to its
flagship gas chromatograph (GC) and GC/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) platforms,
designed to improve analysis of complex mixtures and make powerful qualitative
and quantitative capabilities accessible to a wider range of laboratories.
Acquisitions for Business Unit
The Agilent Materials Science Solution Unit (MSSU) was formed in 2007 under the
leadership of Mike Gasparian, vice president and general manager. MSSU’s focus
is to provide microscopy, particle analysis and optical spectroscopy solutions
for the materials testing, life sciences and chemical analysis markets, as well
as to advance nanotechnology.
“Our Materials Science Solutions Unit targets expansion of measurement platforms
for research scientists in many existing and new market segments,” said Mike
Gasparian, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Materials Science
Solutions Unit. “When final, the TILL Photonics acquisition will position
Agilent as a premier provider of advanced optical and fluorescence microscopy
systems. Colloidal Dynamics launches our particle-measurement portfolio,
allowing us to offer customers unmatched zeta-potential and particle-size
measurement tools.”
TILL Photonics develops and markets innovative life science products for
fluorescence microscopy. The acquisition will complement Agilent’s atomic force
microscope (AFM) platform and is consistent with Agilent’s strategy of providing
customers with comprehensive workflow solutions. TILL Photonics employees are
expected to join Agilent when the acquisition becomes final at the end of March.
Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company was founded in 1993.
“I expect the novel TILL microscopy platform will experience optimal maturing
conditions as a part of Agilent and will appeal to a much wider base of
customers leveraging a strong sales and support function,” said Dr. Rainer Uhl,
founder of TILL Photonics and professor at the BioImaging Center of the
University of Munich.
The acquisition of privately held Colloidal Dynamics enables Agilent to have a
complementary suite of particle-analysis solutions to materials science
customers in the polymer, specialty chemical, inks/pigments, food,
pharmaceutical and materials research markets.
“Our joining Agilent allows us to continue to pioneer particle measurements and
tap into worldwide service and support for our products,” said Dave Cannon,
former CEO of Colloidal Dynamics Group. “Joining Agilent allows us to make the
most of the synergies that exist between the two companies; there are exciting
opportunities to grow.”
New Workflow Innovations Launched at Pittcon
7890A GC and 5975C GC/MS
The first GC x GC configuration that doesn’t use cryogen cooling. This
removes a great deal of cost and complexity, making the high peak capacity and
resolving power of this method accessible to a much wider range of labs.
The acquisition of the Blos bead nitrogen/phosphorous detector technology for
the GC, designed to substantially increase productivity and uptime.
The Agilent J&W High-Efficiency Capillary GC Column product line. Smaller
internal diameter delivers high resolution while shorter lengths increase speed.
A new Triple-Axis detector for the 5975C GC/MS, delivering the industry’s
strongest signal at any given operating gain.
An upgrade to Agilent’s Deconvolution Reporting Software for GC/MS, used to
extract MS signals from complex mixtures. It is especially useful with dirty
matrices.
LC
The high-performance 1200 Series Rapid Resolution Liquid Chromatography
autosampler, delivering the lowest carryover and highest precision of any
autosampler on the market.
The latest version of its popular triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, the
Agilent 6410B. It features faster polarity switching scans to allow complex
samples showing strong fragmentation in negative polarity to be analyzed in a
single run. Agilent also announced the landmark sale of the 500th 6410 triple
quad in less than two years.
For more information, please visit Agilent here at Booth 4635.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement company
and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and
chemical analysis. The company’s 19,000 employees serve customers in more than
110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2007.
Information about Agilent is available on the Web at
www.agilent.com .
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Claudia Hachtel, Agilent Technologies
+49-7243-602 100
claudia_hachtel@agilent.com
Nicki Muir, Alto Marketing
+44-1489-55 76 72
nickim@alto-marketing.com
Sarah Perceval, Alto Marketing
+44-1489-55 76 72
sarahp@alto-marketing.com
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