
ABB Robotics and Agilent Technologies have signed an agreement to collaborate on automated laboratory technology and solutions.
Financial and other details of the agreement were not disclosed. In a statement, the companies said their aim is to enable companies in multiple sectors, including pharma, biotechnology, energy, and food and beverage, to "transform their laboratory operations."
"By combining Agilent’' state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and laboratory software solutions with ABB's advanced robotics, we will empower laboratories to operate with greater speed, precision, and flexibility," Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics Division, said.
ABB and Agilent said they will combine their technologies to automate repetitive, labor-intensive tasks such as sample handling, testing, and data processing. The automation will free up lab staff for more specialized work, as well as improve workflows, increasing the speed, flexibility, and efficiency of processes in areas such as research and quality control, the firms added.