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Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry. They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum technology. Varian was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999 and was purchased by Agilent Technologies in May 2010 for $1.5 billion, or $52 per share.
Varian Inc. had its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and offices in Australia, the Benelux countries, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
* Chromatography, including
Varian, Inc.Magnex Scientific
Companies based in Palo Alto, California Instrument-making corporations 2009 mergers and acquisitions
Manufacturing plants
Varian Inc. contained the following manufacturing plants: * Lake Forest, California USA * Palo Alto, California USA * Walnut Creek, California USA * Lexington, Massachusetts, USA * Cary, North Carolina, USA * Mulgrave, Victoria Australia (the largest Varian Inc manufacturing and R&D plant) * Middelburg, Netherlands * Grenoble, France * Yarnton, United Kingdom *Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a market town in Shropshire, England, south of Shrewsbury and north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.
, Shropshire, United Kingdom (polymer laboratories)
* Turin, Italy
Products and services
* Chromatography, including gas chromatography
Gas chromatography (GC) is a common type of chromatography used in analytical chemistry for separating and analyzing compounds that can be vaporized without decomposition. Typical uses of GC include testing the purity of a particular substance, ...
, GC/MS, high performance liquid chromatography, and LC/MS.
* Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...
, including UV-Vis, CD, near infrared, and FT-IR
* Inductively coupled plasma, including mass spectroscopic and atomic emission spectroscopic detection.
* mass spectrometry
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a ''mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is use ...
, including FTMS
* Nuclear magnetic resonance
* Linear accelerator
* Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio wave ...
* X-ray Crystallography
* Information rich detection
* Drugs of Abuse Testing
* Dissolution Testing
* Vacuum Pumps
* Leak Detection
* Turbo Pumping Systems
* Vacuum Measurement
* Valves and components
History
In October 1967, Techtron Pty Ltd merged with Varian Associates. Techtron is a manufacturer of Atomic Absorption Spectrometers and Spectral lamps. In 1982 Varian transferred the Cary UV-Visible product line to Australia. In 1997 Varian bought Chemagnetics, a Colorado-based manufacturer of solid-state NMR spectrometers. In 2002 Varian bought Ansys Technologies, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of In-Vitro Medical Devices. In 2004 Varian Inc boughtMagnex Scientific
The Magnex Scientific was a company involved in the design and building of superconducting magnet systems. In 2004 Magnex was bought by Varian, Inc.
The Magnet Technology Centre is the new headquarters for magnet manufacturing for Varian, Inc a ...
, an Oxford-based manufacturer of high-field magnets.
In 2005 Varian bought Polymer Laboratories, a speciality polymer analysis and manufacturing company.
In 2006 Varian bought Ion Spec, an FTMS ( Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry) manufacturing company.
In 2007, Varian, Inc. bought Analogix, Inc., a company specializing in flash chromatography.
In 2008, Varian bought Oxford Diffraction
Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry. They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum tech ...
, a British company specializing in X-ray diffraction equipment.
On 27 July 2009 Agilent Technologies announced it would buy Varian Inc, for $1.5 Billion.
On 14 October 2014 Agilent made the strategic decision to close its NMR business. Agilent entered the NMR business in 2010, with the acquisition of Varian.
See also
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