Agilent and Markes Announce Strategic Alliance

Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) and Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) have announced a strategic alliance for global distribution and market development of analytical thermal desorption instruments for gas chromatography. The Markes thermal desorption systems and accessories will be available worldwide from Agilent as OEM products. The companies have also agreed to collaborative development and promotion of thermal desorption gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry applications.