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Agilent Acquires GE Healthcare's Chemiluminescence Line to Bolster Gas Chromatographs

Dec 20, 2006
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Agilent Technologies has purchased the chemiluminescence product line from GE Healthcare’s Analytical Instruments segment, Agilent said today.
 
The deal includes intellectual property, sales, marketing, and manufacturing assets.
 
New products Agilent acquired through the deal include sulfur and nitrogen chemiluminescence detectors that Agilent said it will incorporate into its Chemical Analysis Solutions unit.  
 
Agilent said it will offer the products as add-ons to its gas chromatographs.
 
Financial terms of the deal were not released.

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