Agilent 5100 Platform Wins Award for Technological Significance

The Agilent 5100 Automated Lab-on-a-Chip Platform (ALP) has been recognized as one of the top 100 technologically significant new products of 2005 by R&D Magazine.

Each year, the editors of R&D Magazine and 50 outside experts evaluate thousands of entries submitted by companies, research organizations and universities worldwide. Winners of the R&D 100 Award represent significant advances in technology that provide simple solutions to complex or long-standing technical or practical problems. Past winners include the fax machine, the liquid crystal display, and high-definition television (HDTV). The magazine will feature all of the 2005 winners in its September issue.

The 5100 ALP is the first fully automated, high-throughput lab-on-a-chip system for basic life science research and drug discovery. It provides unattended analysis of thousands of DNA or protein samples per day, replacing tedious, time-consuming gel electrophoresis methods and thereby facilitating large-scale genomic and proteomic applications.

Additional recognition

In March, Industrie Forum Design GmbH selected the 5100 ALP for a 2005 iF Gold Award, which recognizes excellence in industrial design. Agilent was one of 50 Gold Award winners chosen from more than 2,200 entries in 12 categories. Past winners include the Apple iPod.

For more information

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