Caliper and Agilent Extend OEM Agreement
In 2010, Caliper expects to record $6 million in revenues from the agreement. The agreement covers both research and diagnostic applications. Caliper stated that since its introduction in 1999, Agilent has sold more than 7,000 Bioanalyzer 2100 instruments and Caliper has supplied five million chips for use on the instruments
Hopkinton, MA 10/12/10—Caliper Life Sciences announced that it has renewed its supply agreement with Agilent Technologies for microfluidic chips. Caliper will be Agilent’s exclusive supplier for seven years. “Agilent represents our largest OEM customer and accounted for over 15% of our total microfluidics business in 2009,” said Caliper President and CEO Kevin Hrusovsky. “We expect our microfluidics business to grow 10%–15% in 2010, and the renewal of this relationship with its improved economics is a vital element of our strategy for sustainable double-digit growth in our microfluidics franchise over the long term.”
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