Agilent Technologies Sells $4 Million in Equipment, Services to CDC; Order Earmarked for Chemical-Terrorism Response Network.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) has ordered more than $4 million in Agilent gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS GC/MS Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer GC/MS Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry GC/MS Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrograph ) equipment and services as part of a grant program to build state and local preparedness for chemical terrorism. The order includes more than 30 Agilent 6890N/5973 inert GC/MS systems with associated consulting, support and service agreements. Agilent plans to distribute the instruments to state health laboratories as part of the CDC's effort to develop its Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Network (CTLN CTLN Citrullinemia ), a nationwide response network for chemical terrorism and other public health threats. This is the CDC's second large deployment of Agilent equipment and services for the CTLN. In total, the CDC has purchased more than $9 million in Agilent equipment and services for this network. "We are honored that the CDC has chosen to make a significant investment in Agilent equipment for the CTLN," said Mike McMullen, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Chemical Analysis Solutions unit. "More than 70 Agilent instruments have already been earmarked for this critical program. These instruments will help guide public health management of chemical incidents by identifying the chemical agent and determining who has been exposed and their level of exposure." The CDC, located in Atlanta, Ga., is the lead federal agency for protecting the health of people in the United States and abroad. More information is available at www.cdc.gov. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Press releases, photography and other information can be accessed on the Agilent Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis newsroom at www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/lsca. Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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