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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: VARI) |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
| Key people | Allen J. Lauer, Chairman Garry Rogerson, President & CEO |
| Industry | Scientific instruments |
| Products | Scientific instruments |
| Employees | 3,700 |
| Website | www.varianinc.com |
Varian, Inc. (NASDAQ: VARI) is one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry; they have offerings over the whole range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum technology. Varian, Inc was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999.
On July 27, 2009, rival instrument manufacturer Agilent Technologies agreed to purchase Varian for $1.5 billion, or $52 a share in an effort to boost Agilent's bioanalytical measurement business. The deal is expected to be approved by regulators and close by the end of 2009. Agilent expects the deal to reduce costs $75 million annually.[1]
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Company Office Locations
Varian Inc. has Corporate Headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and offices in: Australia, Benelux, Brazil, Canada, China, Deutschland, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.
Manufacturing Plants
Varian Inc. contains 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
Shropshire, United Kingdom
Turin, Italy
Products and Services
Chromatography
GC and Micro-GC
GC/MS
HPLC
LC/MS
Information Rich Detection
LC/MS
GC/MS
ICP-MS
FT-IR Imaging
NMR
MRI
FTMS
X-ray Crystallography
Spectroscopy Products
AA
Fluorescence
FT-IR
ICP-MS
ICP-OES
NMR
Raman
UV-Vis-NIR
Consumables
Drugs of Abuse Testing
Dissolution Testing
NMR
Vacuum Technology Vacuum Pumps
Leak Detection
Turbo Pumping Systems
Vacuum Measurement
Valves and components
In 2004 Varian Inc bought Magnex Scientific, 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 Spectroscopy) manufacturing company.
In 2007, Varian, Inc. bought Analogix, Inc., a company specializing in flash chromatography.
In 2008, Varian bought Oxford Diffraction, a British company specializing in X-ray diffraction equipment. [2]
On 27th of July 2009 Agilent Technologies announced they would buy Varian Inc, For $1.5 Billion.
References
- ^ ""Agilent reaches deal to buy Varian for $1.5 billion" (Press release)". http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE56Q1ZC20090727. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ ""Varian, Inc. Acquires Oxford Diffraction, Ltd." (Press release)". http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=86681&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1126150. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
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