The Department of Laboratory Medicine
& Genetics Research, part of the Center for Future Medicine at Samsung
Medical Center, will use Agilent's bio-analytical instruments to analyze
clinical samples and develop novel clinical assays. Clinical assays are
investigative procedures that measure how drugs or biochemical substances react
or respond in human samples.
"Based on our memoradum of
understanding, projects such as the discovery and validation of protein
biomarkers for applications in clinical trials, the development of methodology
for applications involving hormones and vitamins, and assay development for a
tumor marker for certain cancers and diseases will be undertaken at Samsung
Medical Center in cooperation with Agilent," said professor Sung-Hwa Hong,
executive vice president, Research & Development, Samsung Medical Center.
"For the detailed and rigorous
tests required for these research projects, Agilent will provide our top-end
bio-analytical instruments, on-site and remote application, and technical
support, as well as our research experts to work closely with professor Hong's
team," said Rod Minett, general manager of Agilent's life sciences
business in South Korea and the South Asia Pacific region. "We look
forward to close collaboration with Samsung Medical Center so as to accelerate
the advancement of science and medical developments, and ultimately to improve
the quality of life for mankind."
The Samsung Medical Center will use the
following instruments from Agilent:
- Agilent 6530 Accurate-Mass Q-TOF LC/MS (liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry), which is able to profile, identify, characterize and quantify compounds accurately and quickly.
- Agilent 6430 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System, which is well-suited for environments where parts-per-trillion sensitivity is required.
- "In addition, researchers from both Samsung Medical Center and Agilent plan to work on joint research projects that evaluate novel and powerful analytical technologies for future uses in clinical environments," said professor Rudolf Grimm, Agilent's collaborations manager for South Korea and the South Asia Pacific region.
Agilent is the leader in providing
measurement solutions for metabolomics with a comprehensive product portfolio
that spans the metabolomics workflow. Metabolomics is one of the fastest
growing areas of life sciences research. Other areas of Agilent's life sciences
business include genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and pharmaceutical
analysis.
About Samsung Medical Center
The Samsung Medical Center was founded
on Nov. 9, 1994, to improve the health of South Korea's people through the best
medical service, advanced medical research, and development of outstanding
medical talent. Samsung Medical Center is equipped with advanced medical
service infrastructure and has been admitting 40 of the nation's top students
yearly since March 1997. It is recognized as South Korea's top hospital in
terms of care, research and education. It established the Samsung Cancer Center
and Samsung Cancer Lab in 2008 and 2009, respectively; it is set to open the
Samsung International Medical Center in 2015.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is
the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical
analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The
company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent
had net revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is
available at www.agilent.com.