World-class biochemical laboratory settled in Chengdu

On September 13, a reporter from Chengdu Commercial Daily learned that a world-class biochemistry open laboratory has settled in Chengdu. It is reported that the application of advanced equipment of the laboratory can help local institutions conduct more efficient and accurate food, drug and environmental testing. According to Agilent Technologies Inc., which established the lab, there are only 10 labs in the world at the same level, and it is the third city that Agilent has established in China since Beijing and Shanghai.

Is food safe? More than 10 minutes to find out put a small amount of water into a small bottle, turn on the instrument, ten minutes later, the elemental composition contained in the water sample is displayed on the computer screen, the composition of harmful substances is over the standard, at a glance. The above scenarios not only appeared in the American drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" but also appeared in the side of Chengdu citizens. Yesterday, in the Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, Chengdu Business Daily reporter witnessed the demonstration of the work process of the “World-class Biochemistry Open Laboratory”.

It is understood that Agilent Technologies, which established the laboratory, is a company that focuses on the electronic measuring instruments, life sciences and chemical analysis industries. It is understood that the company has established a total of 10 world-class laboratories in the world, which are located in the United States, Silicon Valley, Paris, France, Manchester, England, Beijing and Shanghai, China.

According to industry insiders, biochemical analysis seems to be far-reaching for ordinary people, but it is closely related to people's lives. Especially when food safety is a concern today, efficient and accurate analysis methods are crucial.

"A lot of people have heard that seafood products have been found to contain excessive levels of 'arsenic' and they dare not eat seafood. However, this may be a misunderstanding." Yu Jingjing, an Agilent Chengdu lab worker, told Chengdu Daily News that arsenic is used in seafood. Many forms exist. Not all “arsenic” is harmful to the human body, and traditional detection often overlooks this point. Now, Agilent can help people to more accurately detect and “restore the truth of food” through a laboratory in Chengdu. It is reported that other instruments in the laboratory can also detect the composition and content of food, soil and other substances.

Chengdu R & D and manufacturing are sold to more than 80 countries and regions. It is understood that in the recent incident of crude oil spill in the United States Gulf of Mexico, the latest equipment and programs provided by Agilent were used, and the inspection time was shortened to 4 hours.

Prof. Chen Hongyuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Chengdu Business Daily that the equipment in Agilent's laboratory is undoubtedly the most advanced in the world, and a laboratory that can be called “world class” not only requires top-level hardware facilities, but also The management level of the experimental team and the laboratory mother also put forward very high requirements.

It is reported that Agilent Chengdu was established in 2005 when it was jointly established by Agilent and Chengdu Qianfeng Electronics.

In the past five years, Agilent Chengdu has established a team of local talents. Brian LeMay, general manager of the company, told reporters that he was the only "foreigner" in the company. It is reported that the handheld spectrum analyzer and other products designed and produced by the company in Chengdu have been sold to more than 80 countries and regions in the world.