At the cross-roads of the organization, the Research Labs are able to identify and enable synergies across Agilent's businesses to create competitive differentiation and compelling customer value. The technical staff have advanced degrees that cover a wide range of scientific and engineering fields, including biology, chemistry, computer science, distributed measurement, electrical engineering, image processing, materials science, mathematics, nano/microfabrication, microfluidics, software, informatics, optics, physics, physiology and signal processing.
Agilent Technologies to Split Company, Who Gets R&D?
Agilent Technologies plans to split into two separate companies, but for those tied to its Research Laboratories the split may not be as clean. Agilent, which announced its plans Thursday, is looking to spin off its electronic measurement company into a separate publicly traded company and retain the Agilent name for its life sciences, diagnostics and applied markets company. Currently, the R&D department, with its 250 employees worldwide, serves both sides of Agilent's business and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., according to the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Overall, Agilent employs a total of approximately 20,000 workers. Here's what the company says about its R&D arm in its SEC filing: