Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Public, NYSE:A) is a measurement company providing core bio-analytical and electronic measurement solutions to the communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis industries.
It has three business segments: the electronic measurement business, the bio-analytical measurement business and the semiconductor and board test business. Electronic measurement business focuses on the communications and electronics industries. Bio-analytical measurement business focuses on the life sciences industry and in the environmental, chemical, food and petrochemical industries. Semiconductor and board test business provides standard and customized measurement instruments and systems.
In addition, Agilent conducts centralized research through Agilent Technologies Laboratories (Agilent Labs). On October 30, 2009, Agilent sold Data Networks Product Line. In February 2010, Linden LLC acquired Hycor Biomedical Inc. from Agilent Technologies, Inc.