Agilent Technologies announces 2005 e-seminar series on homeland security and forensics
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its 2005 homeland security e-seminar series. In these free, 60-minute Web-based seminars, Agilent and guest experts address topics of interest to homeland security and forensic professionals.
In its third year, this series provides information and practical advice on the latest technologies and methods for detecting and identifying chemical and biological agents, toxic industrial compounds, and explosives. Confirmed speakers and topics for the series include:
- Jan. 13 and Feb. 3 — “Multiplex Detection of Anthrax, Plague, Smallpox and Tularemia.” Bill Folkerts, associate director of Biodefense at Biological Defense Systems (a subsidiary of Invitrogen Corporation), will document the performance of the PathAlert System, a commercial DNA-based pathogen detection system, during a 10-day evaluation at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah.
- Jan. 27 — “Explosives Detection.” Russell Kinghorn, founder and director of Baseline Separation Technologies, will describe the analysis of 14 common explosive residues, using liquid chromatography/time of flight-mass spectrometry (LC/TOF-MS).
- March 22 — “Drugs of Abuse Screening Using LC/TOF-MS.” Baseline Separation’s Kinghorn will discuss a comprehensive drug-screening method covering more than 70 compounds, including common illicit drugs and designer drugs.
- April 21 and 26 — “Screening for Unknown Threats.” Bruce Quimby, senior applications specialist at Agilent, will discuss a transportable analytical system capable of screening unknown samples with subsequent confirmation of more than 143,000 toxic industrial compounds and chemical agents.
Advance registration is recommended. Visitors can sign up to receive e-mail notifications about new e-seminars by registering at www.agilent.com/chem/registration and choosing to receive e-notes and other electronic updates. A complete schedule of Agilent e-seminars is available at www.agilent.com/chem/eseminars.
Agilent also has a free homeland security information packet containing a brochure; technical papers on the detection and confirmation of chemical agents, biological agents and toxic industrial compounds; specification documents; and information on Agilent’s mobile laboratory platform. The kit includes a multimedia CD-ROM describing Agilent’s homeland security offerings. To obtain a copy, please call +1 800 227 9770 in the United States and Canada or contact your local Agilent representative.
More information about Agilent’s homeland security solutions is available at www.agilent.com/chem/homelandsecurity .
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com .
