With the acquisition, Agilent acquired the intellectual property and other assets associated with ACIES. As part of the transaction, key members of the ACIES team also became Agilent employees.
ACIES automates the labor-intensive work of gas chromatography / mass spectrometry data analysis that improves efficiency in the laboratory workflow, from sampling to reporting. Agilent will integrate the technology into its MassHunter software package for LC / MS and GC / MS instruments.
“Our acquisition of this state-of-the-art technology is a further example of Agilent focused on delivering insights and innovation that our customers can use to provide industry-leading solutions,” he said. Jacob ThyssenPresident, Agilent Life Sciences And Applied Markets Group. “We are very pleased to be adding these additional capabilities to our product lineup.”
Agilent’s acquisition of technology will benefit a range of industries and applications, including food testing and agricultural, environmental and applied materials, with broad prospects for expansion into other large markets.
Agilent’s latest investment in digital technology to improve lab productivity is an acquisition. It builds on the company’s existing investments and innovations to advance the analytical lab and transform its capabilities with better integration of new technology, tools and data, and more efficient lab workflows.
