Agilent's Robotic System Wins New Product Award

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Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) announced that its Direct Drive Robot was named by the Association for Laboratory Automation as one of the top three outstanding new products at LabAutomation2009.

Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) announced that its Direct Drive Robot was named by the Association for Laboratory Automation as one of the top three outstanding new products at LabAutomation2009. The robotic system is designed to be used in high-throughput screening for drug discovery research and for genomics applications such as DNA extraction and PCR sample preparation. The award is chosen by a panel of volunteer experts that select as many as three promising new products launched at LabAutomation for official ALA designation. Judges look for technical originality, anticipated impact on laboratory automation, supporting data, and market demand.

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