Prior to 1999, Agilent Technologies was a part of Hewlett-Packard (HP). In 1999, HP announced a strategic realignment, creating an independent company that included HP’s test and measurement, analytical instrumentation and medical businesses. This new company, Agilent, became fully independent in June, 2000.
Under both the HP and Agilent banners, the company has achieved major milestones in the life sciences and chemical analysis industries. Here are just a few:
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HP enters the analytical instrumentation field with the acquisition of GC manufacturer F&M Scientific Corporation of Avondale, Pennsylvania; the acquisition allows HP to expand its measuring and testing expertise into chemical analysis. |
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| 1970 |
HP enters the mass spectrometry market by establishing its Scientific Instrument Division in Palo Alto, California. |
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| 1973 |
HP enters the HPLC market with the acquisition of Hupe and Busch. |
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| 1973 |
HP introduces the 5830 GC, the world's first microprocessor-controlled analytical instrument. |
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| 1976 |
HP introduces the first benchtop GC/MS, the HP 5990. |
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| 1979 |
HP introduces fused silica capillary columns for gas chromatography, simplifying chemical analysis and allowing more compounds to be analyzed. |
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| 1984 |
HP introduces the 5890 Series, the best-selling GC in history. |
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| 1985 |
HP offers a thermospray interface—an early breakthrough in LC/MS instruments. |
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| 1988 |
HP introduces the 1050 Series, putting an end to the one-size-fits-all approach of integrated HPLC systems. |
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| 1989 |
HP introduces ChemStation chromatography software, which goes on to become an industry best-seller. |
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| 1992 |
HP and Yokogawa Electric Corporation form Yokogawa Analytical Systems, a joint venture to manufacture and sell analytical instruments and systems in Japan. |
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| 1994 |
HP introduces world's first benchtop ICP-MS system, used for trace metal analysis. |
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| 1995 |
HP strengthens its presence in the emerging China market by establishing the Shanghai Analytical Instrument Factory, a joint venture company. |
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| 1995 |
HP introduces the 6890 Series GC, a platform for the next generation of high-performance gas chromatography. |
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| 1995 |
HP introduces the 1100 Series, now the world's most popular HPLC. |
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| 1996 |
HP introduces the 5973 GC/MSD, setting a new standard for GC/MS. |
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| 1997 |
HP continues to expand its mass spec portfolio by introducing the 1100 Series LC/MSD. |
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| 1999 |
Agilent introduces the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer, the world's first commercial lab-on-a-chip system. |
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| 2000 |
Agilent introduces a microarray scanner and its first microarray products, and eventually becomes the second largest microarray provider. |
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| 2000 |
Agilent introduces the 1100 Series LC/MSD ion trap mass spectrometer. |
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| 2000 |
Agilent acquires J&W scientific, world's largest manufacturer and supplier of capillary GC columns. |
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| 2003 |
Agilent introduces the 1100 Series LC/MSD time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometer. |
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| 2003 |
Agilent introduces the 6820 GC, the first GC designed specifically for China. The introduction underscores Agilent's commitment to Asia-Pacific's fast-growing chemical analysis market. |
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| 2004 |
Agilent introduces a whole human genome microarray, which features all human genes on a single glass slide. |
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| 2004 |
Agilent acquires Silicon Genetics, becoming a market leader in life science informatics. |
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| 2004 |
Agilent introduces the Agilent 5100 automated-lab-on-chip platform. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent announces breakthrough aCGH microarray application for disease research. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent launches world's first on-line microarray design tool. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent introduces the world's first microfluidic HPLC-Chip/MS for proteomics. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent introduces world's first simultaneous multimode ion source for mass spectrometry. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent acquires Scientific Software, Inc., a leader in laboratory informatics and chromatography software. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent develops a next generation microarray fabrication platform that increases the number of features on a standard slide by a factor of four, to 185,000. |
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| 2005 |
Agilent launches its ChIP-on-chip microarray application providing new insight into how genes are activated. |
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| 2006 |
The innovative and flexible 1200-Series LC succeeds Agilent's flagship 1100 Series. |
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| 2006 |
Agilent launches expansion of its mass spectrometer portfolio, doubling the company's MS market opportunity. |
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2006 |
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244,000-feature Agilent microarrays become available commercially. The ability to print multiple microarrays on a single slide significantly reduces cost-per-experiment. |
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2007 |
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Agilent launches the 7890A GC, incorporating breakthrough Capillary Flow Technology. |
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2007 |
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Agilent provides breakthrough technology for scientists studying the burgeoning area of microRNA. |
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