Agilent Technologies Inc.. (1/17/12). "Press Release: Agilent Technologies Lists LC and Mass Spec Systems as Class I Medical Devices with FDA". Santa Clara, CA.

	Organisation	Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH
	Organisation 2	Agilent Technologies Singapore (Sales) Pte. Ltd. (Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis)
	Product	1200 Infinity Series LC system (Agilent)
	Product 2	6000 Series LC/MS (Agilent)
	Person	Salem, Gustavo (Gus) (IDEX 201605 Group President of IDEX Health & Science before Siscapa + Agilent + Assay Designs)
	Person 2	Matlow, Stuart (Stu) (Thermo Fisher 201206 Public Relations Manager Chromatography + Mass Spectrometry before Agilent)

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has listed its Infinity Series 1200 liquid chromatography systems and 6000 Series mass spectrometry systems as Class I medical devices with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

"The latest generation of liquid chromatography and mass spec systems that Agilent has registered holds tremendous value for the medical community," said Gustavo Salem, Agilent vice president and general manager, Biological Systems Division. "We're being very methodical in bringing this technology to the clinic, while ensuring that the equipment meets the laboratories' needs."

The Infinity Series1200 is manufactured in Waldbronn, Germany, and the 6000 Series is manufactured in Singapore. Both facilities are registered as medical device establishments with the FDA, a requirement for manufacturing medical devices. In September 2011, those facilities were certified as meeting the internationally recognized ISO 13485 quality-management standard. In June 2011, Agilent's reagent manufacturing facility in Cedar Creek, Texas, was registered with the FDA as a medical device establishment.

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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The company's 18,700 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

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Contact:

Stuart Matlow
+1 408 553 7191
stuart_matlow@agilent.com

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