Agilent Hosts Annual Symposiums For Scientists, Researchers And Engineers To Explore Unlimited Possibilities With Science

Over a thousand scientists, researchers and chemists expected to attend in Southeast Asia; focus on Food, Energy, Environment, Genomics and Integrated Biology, and Pharmaceuticals

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, March 19, 2013 - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its Total Agilent Experience symposiums featuring workshops with industry experts and latest bio-analytical technologies will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok. More than a thousand chemists, researchers and scientists from across the region are expected to attend.

The Total Agilent Experience (TAE) symposium, the company’s largest annual event in this region, is in its third year with attendance growing at 40% from a year ago. The symposium attracts members of the scientific community working in food safety, energy research, forensics, environment, pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, as well as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics tools for disease research.

 (from left to right) :  Soh Lam Seng, Country Manager, Malaysia, Chemical Analysis Group, Agilent Technologies and Shanya Kane, Vice President and General Manager, Gas Chromatography Business, Chemical Analysis Group, Agilent Technologies with the new Agilent 7890B gas chromatograph which offers lab professionals new levels of productivity, sensitivity and reliability.

“This symposium has gained a strong reputation in the analytical testing research and bio-science industries for its ability to attract industry renowned speakers, showcase of the latest technologies, as well as offering great learning and networking opportunities,” said Soh Lam Seng, Country Manager, Malaysia, Chemical Analysis Group, Agilent Technologies. “This year’s theme, Explore Unlimited Possibilities with Agilent science, challenges the scientific and research communities to use technology for new discoveries that will benefit mankind.”  

“The entire three-city Total Agilent Experience symposium kicks off in Kuala Lumpur with a two-day program designed for knowledge building and sharing among scientists, chemists and researchers in food, pharmaceutical, environmental science and material sciences industries. This year’s line-up of bio-analytical solutions and expert speakers will help the country’s scientific communities gear towards a transformed nation.”

         Among the new instruments showcased will be the new Agilent 7890B gas chromatograph and the 5977A Series mass selective detector which offer lab professionals new levels of productivity, sensitivity and reliability. Improvements have been made to the sensitivity and efficiency of the instruments, as well as enhanced user experience.

“The innovation behind the new 7890B GC is based on in-depth understanding of user needs following three years of market research and conversations with hundreds of users worldwide,” said Shanya Kane, Vice President and General Manager, Gas Chromatography Business, Chemical Analysis Group, Agilent Technologies.

“For instance, in view of the global shortage of helium needed as carrier gas in lab tests, we have built conservation and migration capabilities into our gas chromatography instruments to help our users address that issue from system setup through analytical performance stages. Agilent leads the industry as the first company to address such issues from all aspects of our users’ requirements.”

Among the conferences, seminars and workshops are:                    
●     Keynote address on the Importance of Technology and Innovation in Today’s Society by Dr. Nick Roelofs, President,  Life Sciences Group, Agilent Technologies
●     Industry tracks focusing on Food, Energy, Forensics and Toxicology, Genomics and Integrated Biology, and Pharmaceuticals. Featured speakers include:
o   Prof. Philip Marriott, Faculty of Science, Monash University
o   Prof. Sanjay Swarup, National University of Singapore - Environmental Research Institute (NERI)
o   Prof. Philip Doble, School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney
o   Dr. Chin Teen Teen, ALS Technichem (M) Sdn Bhd
o   Dr. Louis Fabri, Protein Technologies Research, CSL Limited, Australia
o   Dr. Gan Chee Yuen, Doping Control Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang

The dates for each market are:
●     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19-20 March 2013
●     Singapore, 22 March 2013

●     Bangkok, Thailand, 27 March 2013

This is the second time that Total Agilent Experience symposium is held in Malaysia. The previous symposium was held in 2011. Since 1939, Agilent Technologies has been providing innovative measurement solutions to help customers discover what they need to know especially with even more the current complex challenges — in human health, the environment and communications.

Innovate Malaysia Design Competition 2012: Fostering innovation and creativity in engineering

Five global technology leaders join forces to promote closer industry-academia collaboration and cultivate industry-relevant talents

PENANG, 19 July 2012 – Global technology leaders including Agilent Technologies, Altera, Intel Malaysia, National Instruments and SilTerra recently grouped together to organize the 2nd Innovate Malaysia Design Competition (IMDC) 2012, following its success last year. The competition was held with the support of Talent Corporation Malaysia (TalentCorp), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), and managed by Dream Catcher Consulting Sdn. Bhd.

The year-long competition, which was opened to all engineering and computer science final year undergraduates, culminated in a Grand Finale held last Saturday. The team from University Technology Malaysia comprising Mohamad Faizal bin Abdullah, Muhamad Khairul Amilin bin Muhamad Hassim and Rabiah Adawiyah binti Shahad emerged as national champions to claim the coveted grand prize of the MOSTI Innovate Malaysia Award – defeating over 100 registered teams nationwide.(Left to right) a. Yang Berbahagia Prof Datin Paduka Dr. Khatijah Binti Mohd Yusoff, Deputy Secretary General (Science) of MOSTI. b. IMDC 2012 Grand Prize winners Rabiah Adawiyah binti Shahad, Mohamad Faizal bin Abdullah, Muhamad Khairul Amilin bin Muhamad Hassim of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. c. Johan Mahmood Merican, CEO of Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad. d. Choo Wai Heng, MD of Dream Catcher Consulting Sdn Bhd

The winning project is called ‘Lab-On-Chip’, a cell counting device commonly used in biomedical research. Based on Agilent Technologies’ USB data acquisition (DAQ) family, the device is a low-cost and effective miniature version of conventional technologies which are considerably bulkier, expensive and not readily accessible.

The multi-disciplinary engineering design competition was held in an effort to develop industry-relevant technical talent to support the growth of high-tech electronic industries. Apart from nurturing closer industry-academia collaboration, the competition also aimed at promoting a culture of continuous innovation and enhancing the students’ skill-sets in practical design engineering.Track champions for the Innovate Malaysia Design Competition 2012 together with representatives from competition technology sponsors Agilent Technologies, Altera, Intel Malaysia, National Instruments and SilTerra.

“We are fully supportive of this initiative by these five industry leaders because it cultivates skill-sets that closely match industry demands. It is encouraging to see the industry complementing universities’ efforts in developing the next generation of ICT talent. We hope to see greater participation from technology leaders within the industry, be it in the form of competitions such as this or other creative methods,” said Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Khatijah Mohd Yusoff, Deputy Secretary General (Science) of MOSTI.

The competition was held in tandem with the compulsory final year project which forms part of the universities’ engineering and computer science curriculum. Throughout the competition period between July 2011 and July 2012, participants received guidance from the respective universities’ supervisors as well as mentors from the technology sponsors.

The teams also underwent various engineering and software design training and activities organized by their respective technology sponsors. The activities allowed participants to work with world-class technology platforms and high-tech industry tools, where they gained exposure and hands-on experience in an industry environment. All projects were conducted on selected industrial platform supported by the technology sponsors namely the Test and Measurement Platform by Agilent, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Platform by Altera, Platform based on the Intel® Atom™ processor by Intel, Integrated Circuit by SilTerra, and Embedded Acquisition & Control by National Instument.

“We are very pleased with the increased quality of project submissions this year. We believe that the participants have captured the spirit of innovation and creative thinking in the process. It is our hope to see upcoming graduates bring this same spirit into their working environment in the coming years,” said Ng Hong Soo, Director of Strategic Programs, Intel Architecture Group, Intel Malaysia, who spoke on behalf of the five participating industry leaders.

This year, apart from funding highly specialized industry platform trainings, TalentCorp also funded soft skills trainings to the participating teams. These training sessions were held at various universities across the country to help groom future talent in presentation, communication and inter-personal skills.

“For Malaysia to emerge as a developed nation and a global talent destination by 2020, we must recognize the importance of optimizing our home-grown talent, who are our most precious resource,” said Johan Mahmood Merican, CEO of TalentCorp.

He added that moving forward, TalentCorp would continue to collaborate with institutions of higher learning (IHLs) and Malaysia’s leading employers on more industry-sponsored campus competitions, which provide students with greater industry exposure in addition to increasing graduate employability in the long term.

The IMDC 2012 received very encouraging response, recording a total of 241 registered students comprising 111 teams from 18 universities nationwide. The projects were judged on innovation and creativity, performance specification and complexity, practicality of design and verification of prototype on the selected platform.

Prize List of Innovate Malaysia Design Competition 2012

Grand Prize
MOSTI Innovate Malaysia Award 2012

Track Prizes
Agilent Track based on Test and Measurement Platform
1x 1st Prize – Cash award of RM5,000.00
1x 2nd Prize – Cash award of RM3,000.00
1x 3rd Prize – Cash award of RM1,000.00
* Each 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize winner will also receive 1x VEE Pro software.
2x Consolation Prizes – Cash award of RM500.00 each.

Altera Track based on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Platform
1x 1st Prize – Cash award of RM5,000.00
1x 2nd Prize – Cash award of RM3,000.00
1x 3rd Prize – Cash award of RM1,000.00
* Each 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize winner will also receive 1x tPad DE2-115 Multimedia Development Kit and 1x ACDS software.
2x Consolation Prizes – Cash award of RM500.00 each.

Intel Track on Platform based on Intel® Atom processor
1x 1st Prize – Cash award of RM5,000.00
1x 2nd Prize – Cash award of RM3,000.00
1x 3rd Prize – Cash award of RM1,000.00
* Each 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize winner will also receive 1x Intel Processor Based Notebook.
2x Consolation Prizes – Cash award of RM500.00 each.

National Instrument Track based on Embedded Acquisition & Control
1x 1st Prize – Cash award of RM5,000.00 + Lego Mindstorms NXT kit
1x 2nd Prize – Cash award of RM3,000.00 + NI myDAQ + LabVIEW student edition
1x 3rd Prize – Cash award of RM1,000.00 + NI myDAQ + LabVIEW student edition
2x Consolation Prizes – Cash award of RM500.00 each.

Silterra Track based on Integrated Circuit
1x 1st Prize – Cash award of RM5,000.00
1x 2nd Prize – Cash award of RM3,000.00
1x 3rd Prize – Cash award of RM1,000.00
* Each 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize winner will also receive 1x MPW fabrication voucher.
2x Consolation Prizes – Cash award of RM500.00 each.

Supplementary Prizes
Best Thesis Award by Institute of Engineers Malaysia
1x Cash award of RM1,500.00

Agilent Technologies and Universiti Putra Malaysia to Collaborate on Halal Food Research

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 5, 2012 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Universiti Putra Malaysia today announced a collaboration to strengthen Malaysia’s research capabilities for halal food products, with particular emphasis on food authentication and food safety.

“Halal” is an Arabic word meaning lawful or allowable. Any product deemed halal is permitted for use and consumption by Muslims. According to World Halal Forum, the halal food market is worth an estimated $662 billion a year, representing almost 17 percent of the global food industry.
Exchange of the MOU document between Shidah Ahmad, vice president and general manager, Agilent Technologies and Dr. Russly Abdul Rahman, director of the Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia witnessed by Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia.

Agilent announced the agreement today with the university’s Halal Products Research Institute, Malaysia’s top research organization for halal products. This partnership, the first of its kind for Agilent in the South Asia Pacific region, will help Malaysia assert itself as the world halal hub.

“HPRI was established to uphold the sanctity of halal through research and services,” said Dr. Russly Abdul Rahman, director of the Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia. “Today’s announcement with Agilent is a major step for UPM in nurturing top-notch halal scientists and in delivering world-class research programs that are needed to increase the confidence in halal products and services.”

“Today’s announcement delivers on our commitment to research and innovation,” said Shidah Ahmad, vice president and general manager, Agilent. “By supporting research capabilities through world-class technologies and expertise in a variety of applications, Agilent is helping Malaysia strengthen its halal economy.”

Under the agreement, Agilent will provide HPRI with the Agilent 6490 Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry System, which offers 10 times more sensitivity compared to its nearest rival, along with access to global expertise in food safety and authenticity testing. Liquid chromatography is useful for separating nonvolatile and thermally fragile molecules. For more complex mixtures or when more information is required, the chromatograph is used in conjunction with a mass spectrometer, which is effective in identifying unknown compounds and determining the amount of each substance encountered.

“Agilent has long been developing analytical tools and methods used by government, industry and private labs worldwide to detect and measure food content and quality as well as food safety,” said Tan Mei Mei, regional business director for Agilent’s Chemical Analysis Group in South East Asia. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with UPM for halal research that will benefit mankind.”

Agilent will provide HPRI with competency training for the institute’s lab professionals undertaking chemical analysis. Through this collaboration, HPRI will drive research into the development of methods for porcine-gelation screening and amino acids profiling, including adulteration analysis and confirmation.

HPRI leads research in three core areas:

• Halal science, including biotechnology, food science and new methodologies for halal products authentication and certification.

• Halal policy and management, including the application of Islamic law for disciplines such as marketing, consumer behavior, security and logistics management of halal slaughter.

• Halal services, including alternative techniques for the development of halal products such as alternative sources for halal gelatin.

About Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Halal Products Research Institute (HPRI) was established on the 1st July 2006 after the restructuring of the Institute of Halal Food. HPRI is dedicated to the research and development (R&D) related to halal products and serves as ‘one stop center’ through a multifaceted approach on various aspects of halal products.

The vision of HPRI is to be a referral center for a global halal products research and development. The mission of HPRI is to be the center of excellence in halal products research and to provide professional services for the enhancement of the halal system globally. HPRI’s main objective is to carry out R&D on halal products and processes. It is aimed also to serve as a center for training and analytical services, database development on halal products and processes, study issues in halal policies and to actively collaborate with other agencies towards achieving Malaysia’s vision as the Global Halal Hub.

HPRI provides analytical services for halal authentication and verification of food and non-food products. Our laboratories are equipped with sophisticated high-end machines such as 4-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Time of Flight Mass Spectrophotometer (GC0TOF-MS), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR), various technology liquid chromatography machines, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), molecular biology testing equipment, Texture Analyzer, Protein Determination System, Fat Determination System, High Resolution Microscope and Fibertec System.

HPRI has broad range of expertise in halal-related research. The areas identified are fats and oils, microbiology, biotechnology, meat quality, slaughtering management, food science and technology, food processing and engineering, halal business, shariah, veterinary, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetics.

The combination of our scientific and technological knowledge and innovation platforms, which bring together a range of partners and many research activities, allows HPRI to develop training courses and professional services.

HPRI offers training programs designed in the form of short and tailor-made courses and workshops. These activities bring together those scientists sharing common concerns in specific fields. The workshops are intended to be, above all, a place to exchange information and share experience round an innovative topic.

HPRI has developed few analytical techniques to detect non-halal components in a product. With the knowledge and skills, HPRI also welcome clients to consultancy program in halal-related fields.

A comprehensive approach in the halal industry requires a balance of knowledge and expertise of Islamic tenets and food science, biochemistry, microbiology, as well as business and management. At HPRI, a lot of progress in R&D activities such as method development, product and process innovation and also research in policy and management being done since the establishment.

Supported by Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister Department, Halal Analysis Laboratory has been established in Putra-Infoport, Universiti Putra Malaysia. This is the first in Malaysia, a laboratory is equipped with sophisticated analytical instrument dedicated to halal analytical services.

The establishment of RM10 million worth laboratory is expected to help overcome the shortage of laboratories capable of carrying out the analysis of halal products which is currently undertaken by the Department of Chemistry, MOSTI. This is in accordance with national aspiration to become a major player in carrying out the analysis and verification of halal products. These developments are expected to strengthen further Malaysia’s position as the leading global halal hub.

NEW KEY APPOINTMENTS AT TM

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ahmad Azhar Yahya as the new Chief Executive Officer of VADS Berhad (VADS) effective 1 January 2012.

This appointment will relinquish Ahmad’s role as Chief Strategy Officer of TM and it will allow Ghazali Omar, Executive Vice President, TM Enterprise, and Ahmad’s predecessor at VADS, to have more capacity and focus to pursue key and long term business opportunities in serving the total communications needs of the large enterprises operating in Malaysia.
Ahmad Azhar, 46, holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He began his career in 1987 as an Engineer in Agilent Technologies (formerly known as Hewlett Packard). He then joined management consultants, Accenture in 1990 servicing a portfolio of clients in Malaysia, Asia and the Middle East in various industries from communications to high technology, oil and gas and the public sector. His experience includes strategic planning and change management, business and operations support systems, enterprise resource management, revenue and customer relationship management. He became a Partner at Accenture in 2000 before joining TM as Group Chief Information Officer on 2 August 2004. In 2008, Ahmad was appointed the Programme Director of the High-Speed Broadband Programme and contributed to the successful launch of UniFi in March 2010. He was appointed TM’s Chief Strategy Officer on 15 July 2010.

Commenting on Ahmad’s appointment, Dato’ Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM said, “We are excited about this new management change in the next phase in our transformation journey. TM aspires to evolve from a Voice Exchange to become an Information Exchange, and key to this is making TM the ICT/ Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) powerhouse for Malaysia. Ahmad’s experience, knowledge and skills as well as his previous role as TM’s Chief Strategy Officer, is well suited to steer VADS to the next level of ICT prominence. I would also like to express our utmost gratitude to Ghazali for his outstanding leadership in bringing both TM Enterprise and VADS to where they are today which has enabled this next phase of transformation to happen.”

“In the Enterprise and Government segments, we have seen new business opportunities opening up in ICT and BPO services where demand for these services has increased significantly over the past few years. TM Enterprise and VADS are our flag-bearers in the ICT/ BPO arena. Moving forward, TM is giving both teams the strong focus, empowerment and leadership they need to aggressively compete and together make TM the ICT/ BPO Champion as we envision,” added Dato’ Sri Zam.

With Ahmad Azhar assuming his role as the CEO of VADS, TM is also pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Farid Mohamed Sani as Chief Strategy Officer, TM beginning 1 January 2012, taking over the position from Ahmad.

Dr Farid, 36, was the Director of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah), specialising in the telecommunications sector. He has previously sat on the TM Board of Directors as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Alternate Director to Tunku Dato’ Mahmood Fawzy Tunku Muhyiddin, as well as serving as a Board Member of Axiata Group Berhad and Celcom Axiata Berhad since April 2008. He has been with Khazanah since 2004 and has also served in Khazanah’s Transformation Management Office and the Managing Director’s Office as Senior Vice President, before assuming his current position in April 2010. Prior to that, Dr Farid was a consultant at McKinsey & Company for two years. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, as well as a PhD in Chemical Engineering, all three from the University of Cambridge.

With his appointment as TM’s Chief Strategy Officer, Dr Farid will leave Khazanah Nasional and has resigned from his post as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Alternate Director of TM with effect from 15 December 2011. He has also relinquished all his positions on the Boards mentioned.

“On behalf of TM’s management, I would like to welcome Dr Farid into our Management Committee. We are confident Dr Farid will further strengthen TM’s strategic direction as he brings with him considerable knowledge and experience in strategy as well as in the telecommunications field. At the same time, we would like to thank him for his advice and guidance throughout his tenure on the TM Board. As Chief Strategy Officer, Dr Farid will play an important role contributing towards TM’s future sustainable growth. Together with the appointment of Ahmad as CEO VADS and the current management line-up, we believe TM is on an even stronger footing in our quest to realise our true potential as Malaysia’s leading new communications provider,” said Dato’ Sri Zamzamzairani.

Agilent Technologies and Monash University Sunway campus Boost Talent and Skills for Genomics Research in Malaysia

Center of Excellence Equipped with Latest Technologies to Strengthen University’s Investigations into Diabetes, Cancer, Neurobiology and Infectious Diseases

SELANGOR, Malaysia, Dec. 9, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Monash University Sunway campus today announced a collaboration to promote talent and skills development for genomics research in Malaysia.

This partnership, the first of its kind for Agilent with a university in Malaysia, will help Malaysia assert itself as a leading center for life sciences research and development in Southeast Asia. Under the agreement, a center of excellence known as the Monash-Agilent Authorized Microarray Service Center will be established at Monash University Sunway campus. This center will be equipped with the latest microarray instruments and will provide competency training for the center’s lab professionals undertaking molecular-genetic studies of human disease.
From left to right -
Dr Sam Mohan, Regional Director of Agilent Life Sciences Group, Southeast Asia,
Rod Minett, General Manager of Agilent Life Sciences Group, South Asia Pacific and Korea
Professor Robin Pollard, President and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Monash University Sunway campus
Professor Dato’ Dr Anuar Zaini Md Zain, Head, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences of Monash University Sunway campus

“The establishment of the AMSC will be a timely boost in the collaboration between Agilent and Monash University Sunway campus through the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, providing the opportunity to access advanced technologies to strengthen our current genomics research in diabetes, cancer, neurobiology and infectious diseases,” said Professor Dato’ Dr Anuar Zaini Md Zain, head of the school.

He added that the school has forged strong collaborations with local and international academic institutions, as well as leading industry players in expanding its expertise in research.
The collaboration between Agilent and Monash University Sunway campus will see knowledge-sharing between both organizations, including real-time communication of new developments in the field of microarray applications as well as networking with Agilent’s global customers who are shaping the future of genomics.

Genomics is the study of all genes of an organism, and DNA microarrays enable the measurement of multiple molecular changes to genes. These changes can reveal the molecular basis of diseases, enabling scientists to discover and develop new methods of treatment for these diseases.

“The Monash-Agilent Authorized Microarray Service Center, together with existing platform technologies at the school, such as liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and proteomics, will encourage integrative and multidisciplinary research. The center will become the platform to train next-generation scientists in genomics research and potentially spearhead new niche areas in biomedical research through support and networking with Agilent’s global customers/collaborators,” said Prof Anuar.

“We are excited about this collaboration with Monash University Sunway campus,” said Rod Minett, general manager, Agilent Life Sciences Group, South Asia Pacific and Korea. “The knowledge gleaned from the collaboration will not only contribute toward further understanding and preventing diseases, but also cement Malaysia as a center for life sciences research and development.”

At the heart of this collaboration are highly sensitive and flexible DNA microarrays and the instruments and software to interpret them. DNA microarrays are manufactured by Agilent using the same cutting-edge technology used in ink-jet printer nozzles to literally synthesize new DNA strands directly on a glass surface. Then these strands (or probes) are used in experiments to detect changes in the DNA such as gene copy number variations, or to monitor gene expression levels under various conditions. Agilent’s SureScan microarray scanner provides the means to read information from these microarrays, enabling scientists and laboratory professionals in the new center to leverage the latest tools for understanding the molecular-genetic basis of disease.

Revolutionary Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Instruments for Malaysia announced at LabAsia 2011

Agilent Technologies Launches World’s Smallest FTIR Spectrometer,
Atomic Spectroscopy Instruments Run Entirely By Air And
A New Take On The World’s Biggest-Selling Gas Chromatograph

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 28, 2011 – Today at LabAsia 2011, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) launched three exciting new products: the Agilent Cary 630 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer – the world’s smallest and lightest FTIR spectrometer, the Agilent 4100 Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer, a breakthrough elemental analysis instrument that runs entirely on air and the Agilent 7200 Q-TOF (quadrupole time-of-flight) gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system that is based on the world’s best-selling gas chromatography instrument.

These new bio-analytical measurement instruments will help scientists and chemists conducting research and analysis in various industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical and the academia on applications ranging from food fraud, food safety, environmental and energy testing.

“Improving the food and environment plays a big part in enhancing quality of life in Malaysia and around the world. More and more, our customers and research partners here are demanding for more sophisticated and highly innovative instruments that can meet their needs today and tomorrow. We are pleased to showcase our newest instruments to help Malaysia push the frontiers of science,” said Soh Lam Seng, Country Manager, Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis, Agilent Malaysia.
At Lab Asia held between 27 to 29 September 2011, Agilent will host technical experts in the region speaking on environmental research and food safety testing using Agilent’s Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy instrumentations, as well as showcase the new instruments.

The Agilent Cary 630 FTIR:
• has an intuitive software that guides users through every step of operation, helping them accurately analyze samples in just seconds.
• suited for QA/QC in chemical and pharmaceutical industries or for academic research and teaching labs.
• it can be used in a wide range of applications, from assessing the quality and composition of food products, to testing chemical changes in the coating of airplane parts.

The Agilent 4100 MP-AES:
• fundamentally changes the way scientists conduct elemental analysis.
• uses a nitrogen-based plasma that runs on air.
• as it does not require flammable or expensive gases, this instrument is ideal and safe for any elemental analysis laboratory, particularly at remote sites, mobile laboratories, and unattended multi-element overnight operations.
• uses tried-and-true microwave technology, offering improved linear dynamic range, superior detection limits, and faster measurement compared with flame atomic-absorption spectroscopy.
• easy to use application-specific software applets automatically load a preset method, enabling users to start analysis with minimal training, and without the need for method development or alignment.

The Agilent 7200 Q-TOF for GC/MS:
• is well-suited for analyzing target compounds and unknowns in challenging applications such as metabolomics, food safety, natural products research, environmental analysis, sports-doping detection, and energy research.
• based on the latest generation of the world's biggest-selling GC, the new Agilent 7890A, this instrument features time-tested designs for high-confidence results. Users can coax more qualitative and quantitative information out of increasingly complex samples.
• its new MassHunter deconvolution software facilitates analyzes a wide range of compounds in TOF mode.

MIMOS與Agilent Technologies欲設亞洲測量科技卓越中心

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES IN ASIA (CEMTA) TO INTRODUCE LATEST TEST AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES TO INDIGENOUS INDUSTRIES

KUALA LUMPUR, NOVEMBER 9, 2007 – Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), the premier Test and Measurement company in the world, and MIMOS – the premier applied research centre in frontier technologies – recently entered a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines collaboration in the area of Test and Measurement through the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Measurement Technologies in Asia (CEMTA).

CEMTA, to be located at MIMOS headquarters in Technology Park Malaysia, will showcase Agilent’s new Test and Measurement technologies and solutions, by providing a platform for industries in the country to visit and understand the key new technologies and applications in the Test and Measurement market. In this way, an effective environment for the development of cutting edge R&D within the local electronics industry can be jointly developed.

“This is a win-win proposition for both MIMOS and Agilent in line with MIMOS efforts of encouraging the dynamic sharing of knowledge, resources and technologyby fostering effective alliances with like-minded industry players. This is in line with MIMOS belief that a collaborative environment intensifies the development of new knowledge and technologies. In R&D, it is important that there is dynamic exchange of ideas among partners in order to be able to effectively respond to the challenges in the industry,” said Dato’ Abdul Wahab Abdullah, President & CEO, MIMOS.

“Agilent is a globally recognized company for technology excellence” said Mr Gooi Soon Chai, President for Agilent Malaysia. He also noted that for real R&D to take root, it is time that local companies seriously begin the process of acquiring the necessary competencies to become world class technology partners to customers like Agilent. “From this perspective, Agilent will be launching a strategic initiative to create an R&D Ecosystem. We will form strategic partnerships with the government, universities and local design partners with the objective of taking the local R&D community to the next level” he added. Mr Gooi concluded that today’s MOU is the first important step for Agilent and MIMOS to work in together towards achieving this objective.