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Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Molecular Imaging and its atomic force microscopy technology acquired

Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, January 1st, 2006

Agilent Technologies, Inc., (A) has acquired privately held Molecular Imaging Corp., a developer of nanotechnology measurement tools.

Financial details were not disclosed.

Based in Tempe, Arizona, Molecular Imaging is known for its atomic force microscopes (AFMs), the principal imaging and measurement instruments used by researchers working in nanotechnology. Called the "eyes of nanotechnology," AFMs are used to measure the shape and properties of materials at the nanometer scale.

Agilent already has a solid position in the laser interferometer market to precisely measure distances at the nanometer scale. The acquisition of...

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