Agilent Technologies to open new scientific training center in Shanghai

Company to build Asia-Pacific skill base in life sciences and chemical analysis technologies
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 10, 2005 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it is opening a new Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis (LSCA) Technical Training Center in Shanghai. The center will be used to train scientists across the Asia-Pacific region on key measurement technologies used in food safety, environmental testing, petrochemical testing, pharmaceutical testing and life sciences.

"The Technical Training Center is further evidence of Agilent's strong commitment to scientists in the Asia-Pacific region, a leading market for life sciences and chemical analysis measurement products," said Chris van Ingen, president of Agilent's LSCA business. "Our goal is to help build the base of knowledge and skills throughout the region by providing scientists with the highest standard of training on the most advanced analytical technologies and methods."

The new training center is located next to Agilent's R&D and manufacturing center in Shanghai, which opened in 2002. It will serve scientists from the industrial, government and academic sectors within China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Approximately 500 people will be trained within the first year by scientific experts from China and overseas locations.

Trainees will receive hands-on instruction on the use of chemical analysis and life sciences technologies that make possible the precise identification, quantification and analysis of chemical compounds and facilitate the study of biological processes. This training will help scientists advance basic research and drug discovery, as well as quality control and other key test and measurement capabilities.

A large percentage of trainees will be from China, which is one of Agilent's largest and fastest-growing markets. Key areas of focus for Chinese trainees will be technologies involved in food safety, environmental testing, and the petrochemical, pharmaceutical and traditional Chinese medicine industries, all which are important and growing industries in China.

The Shanghai training center is the third such Agilent facility worldwide. The other centers are located in the United States and Germany.

About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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DATELINE: May 10, 2005

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