"Silicon Genetics brings Agilent an outstanding informatics product portfolio and a strong team of people with extensive experience in software development, marketing, sales and support," Fran DiNuzzo, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Integrated Biology Solutions business, said in a statement. "Our combined organizations will offer customers an unparalleled range of informatics solutions spanning applications in gene expression, genotyping, and protein identification."
Silicon Genetics' products include GeneSpring, a genomic expression visualization and analysis platform; Varia, a line of genetic analysis software; and GeNet, a scalable repository for expression data.
Financial terms of the proposed acquisition were not disclosed.