Company type | Public (NASDAQ: VARI) |
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Industry | Scientific instruments |
Founded | 1999 |
Fate | Acquired by Agilent Technologies |
Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
Key people | Allen J. Lauer, Chairman Garry Rogerson, President & CEO |
Products | Scientific instruments |
Number of employees | 3,700 |
Website | www.varianinc.com |
Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry.[1] They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection[clarification needed] and Vacuum technology. Varian was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999 and was purchased by Agilent Technologies in May 2010 for $1.5 billion, or $52 per share.[2]
Varian Inc. had its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and offices in Australia, the Benelux countries, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.