Agilent Technologies and Distek Form Alliance to Extend Agilent Lab Resource
Management Program
Contact:
Distek, Inc.
Jeff Seely
888-234-7835 Phone
732-422-7310 Fax
info@distekinc.com
Agilent Technologies
Stuart Matlow
408-553-7191 Phone
stuart_matlow@agilent.com
North Brunswick, NJ and Palo Alto, CA- July 12,
2006
North Brunswick, NJ and Palo Alto, CA – July 12, 2006 –
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Distek, Inc. today announced an
agreement for Distek to become a preferred provider in North America for
dissolution instrumentation service under Agilent's Lab Resource Management
program. Distek will also support Agilent engineers in other geographies
with parts, tools, protocols and training so that Agilent can directly
service dissolution systems.
Agilent's Lab Resource Management (LRM) program
streamlines laboratory operations through a tailored, integrated service
delivery model that improves efficiency, simplifies administration, boosts
analyst productivity and facilitates regulatory compliance.
"This agreement affirms Agilent's strategic direction
to make instrument service management more personalized, more efficient and
more cost effective," said May Van, vice president and general manager of
Agilent's Services and Support Division. "Now our LRM customers will benefit
from integrated support for all of their dissolution equipment from the
clear market leader in dissolution."
"Helping Agilent's customers achieve the best
dissolution service in the industry is the natural extension of our
long-standing relationship with Agilent," said Gerry Brinker, president and
owner of Distek, Inc. "We have resold Agilent's 8453-based dissolution
solution for years and are delighted to partner with them to strengthen
their Lab Resource Management service portfolio."
Dissolution testing, in vitro analysis of how solid
drugs are released, is performed throughout the lifecycle of drug-delivery
products, and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to
single-source lab instrument service contracts. Now Agilent and Distek can
service dissolution testing equipment under the same agreement that covers
gas chromatographs, high performance liquid chromatographs, mass
spectrometers and ancillary apparatus.
About Distek, Inc.
Distek, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical testing
instruments that provide solutions for dissolution, disintegration and
physical measurement testing as well as validation support services.
Information about Distek is available on the Web at
www.distekinc.com.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement
company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life
sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve
customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1
billion in fiscal year 2005. Information about Agilent is available on
the Web at www.agilent.com.
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