Agilent Thought Leader Award Presented to Renowned Drug Discovery Researcher Professor

Award to Chinese Scientist Supports the Use of Various Molecular Approaches to Cancer Research

13-Nov-2017 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Professor Jiandong Jiang has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his studies on cancer stem cells differentiation induced by natural products. "Cancer is a chronic disease generated by multiple factors. Our research is focused on the ...

Agilent Technologies acquires raman spectroscopy innovator

10-Jul-2017 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has acquired Oxfordshire, U.K.-based Cobalt Light Systems, a provider of highly differentiated Raman spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets and public safety. Cobalt’s innovative suite of benchtop and handheld/portable ...

Agilent Technologies and Agendia Sign Agreement on Molecular Cancer Diagnostics

07-Jun-2017 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Agendia, Inc. today jointly announced an agreement to expand their relationship to include the development of an RNASeq kit version of Agendia’s currently marketed MammaPrint and BluePrint tests. Agendia’s MammaPrint test provides High-Risk or Low-Risk test results ...

Agilent Technologies Receives Multiple Awards at Scientific Conference in China

08-May-2017 - Agilent Technologies announced that it received three awards at the Annual Conference of China Scientific Instruments (ACCSI) 2017 in Nanjing, China. Agilent received the following awards: Green Product of the Year, Most Popular Scientific Instrument, and Most Influential Foreign Manufacturer. ...

Agilent Technologies Board of Directors elects Koh Boon Hwee as new chairman

16-Mar-2017 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Koh Boon Hwee has been elected chairman of the board, effective at the end of today’s shareholders’ meeting. Koh, who has been a member of Agilent’s board since 2003, replaces James G. Cullen, who served as chairman since 2005 and will continue as a ...

Agilent Technologies extends collaboration on reproductive genetics

20-Jan-2017 - Agilent Technologies announced that it is extending its collaboration with the Centre for Human Genetics of the University of Leuven and the University Hospital of Leuven in Belgium. Joris Vermeesch, chair of the Centre for Human Genetics and a leading expert in human genetics, will coordinate ...

Agilent Technologies to acquire Multiplicom

22-Dec-2016 - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Multiplicom N.V. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Agilent will acquire Multiplicom, a European diagnostics company with state-of-the-art genetic testing technology and products. Multiplicom, headquartered in Niel, ...

Bioengineering Researcher Rohit Bhargava receives Agilent Thought Leader Award

Award presented by Agilent Technolgies to University of Illinois Cancer Center scientist

14-Dec-2016 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Dr. Rohit Bhargava has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his pioneering work in the development of infrared spectroscopic imaging, and its application to life sciences research. Dr. Bhargava is a founder professor of bioengineering ...

Agilent and Transcriptic Collaborate to Automate Discovery Biology

13-Dec-2016 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Transcriptic Inc. have agreed to partner their technologies to provide a solution for convenient, broad scale synthetic and discovery biology research. Agilent continues its strong program of fostering innovation using the Agilent portfolio by collaborating with ...

Agilent Technologies and Burning Rock sign agreement on molecular diagnostics

30-Sep-2016 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Burning Rock today announced they have signed an agreement under which Burning Rock will develop cancer diagnostics in China based on the Agilent SureSelect target enrichment system. Agilent is the leading provider of target enrichment for next-generation DNA ...