Agilent Measurement Journal - Issue 3 - 2007 - (Page 8)

Delivering Bigger Beneﬁts by Optimizing Customer Workﬂows Chris van Ingen President, Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis, Agilent Technologies Creating new synergies Agilent has a strong technology foundation in several analytical- and life-sciences-based solutions — and we are continually refreshing our core platforms and extending them into more comprehensive workﬂow solutions. This means adding more value in areas such as sample preparation, chemistry, consumables, services and informatics to deliver application-speciﬁc solutions. One recent large-scale example is Agilent’s June 2007 acquisition of Stratagene, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life-science research and diagnostic products. Coupling our range of product platforms, software and datamanagement capabilities with Stratagene’s bio-reagents portfolio provides full workﬂow solutions to academic and pharmaceutical researchers investigating genomics and proteomics. T INSIG H T Thirty years ago, it would have seemed out of character for an equipment manufacturer to think too far beyond its instrumentcentric product portfolio. In recent years, broad conceptualization has become the rule rather than the exception within Agilent’s Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis (LSCA) group. Our ongoing dialog with key opinion leaders and customers in the markets we serve helps us see the world through the eyes of practitioners in life science, chemical analysis and materials science. They are constantly looking for ways to gain a competitive edge in their businesses, and their needs range from reduced cost per analysis to greater compliance with regulatory requirements to increasingly efﬁcient workﬂows. Workﬂow is the broadest of these topics. Whatever the application — genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, forensics, food safety, environmental or petrochemical testing — the inherent processes and procedures can be made more efﬁcient and productive. In addition to providing meaningful business beneﬁts, effective workﬂows provide researchers more time for the creativity that leads to new insights and breakthroughs in their respective businesses. Extending our instrumentation At the other extreme, a single instrument provides another important example. In the analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins and cells, the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer is the most successful of today’s commercially available microﬂuidics-based platforms. Using lab-on-a-chip technology, it can answer research questions within 30 minutes, delivering automated, high-quality digital data. Looking across the entire workﬂow of gene-expression studies, we identiﬁed numerous possible extensions to the 2100 bioanalyzer that would beneﬁt researchers. One high-leverage addition was 8 Agilent Measurement Journal

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Applying Ingenuity to the Measurement of Emerging Technologies Contents Emerging Innovations Department Delivering Bigger Benefits by Optimizing Customer Workflows Measuring Material Properties at the Nanoscale Utilizing In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy in Life Science, Pharmaceutical and other Bio-Related Applications WiMAX™: Plotting a New Path to Global Mobility Addressing the Triple Complexity of Triple-Play Networks What Next for Mobile Telephony? Exploring the Inner Workings of Tire-Pressure Monitoring Systems Developing, Assessing and Applying a High-Resolution Thin-Film Magnetic Probe Making Accurate Settling-Time Measurements Using a Vector Network Analyzer Applying Metabolomics Methods to the Study of Bacterial Leaf Blight in Rice Plants Measuring Stream Dynamics with Fiber Optics survey

Agilent Measurement Journal - Issue 3 - 2007

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