History
In October 1967, Techtron Pty Ltd merged with Varian Associates. Techtron is a manufacturer of Atomic Absorption Spectrometers and Spectral lamps.
In 1982, Varian transferred the Cary UV-Visible product line to Australia.
In 1997, Varian bought Chemagnetics, a Colorado-based manufacturer of solid-state NMR spectrometers.[3]
In 2002, Varian bought Ansys Technologies, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of In-Vitro Medical Devices.
In 2004, Varian Inc bought Magnex Scientific, an Oxford-based manufacturer of high-field magnets.
In 2005, Varian bought Polymer Laboratories, a speciality polymer analysis and manufacturing company.
In 2006, Varian bought Ion Spec, an FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry) manufacturing company.
In 2007, Varian, Inc. bought Analogix, Inc., a company specializing in flash chromatography.
In 2008, Varian bought Oxford Diffraction, a British company specializing in X-ray diffraction equipment.
On 27 July 2009, Agilent Technologies announced it would buy Varian Inc, for $1.5 Billion.
On 14 October 2014, Agilent made the strategic decision to close its NMR business. Agilent entered the NMR business in 2010, with the acquisition of Varian.
Several former Varian engineers have continued the business through private ventures, including the probe department spawning the company PhoenixNMR[4] and the software being made open source.[5] Many of the former Varian employees now honor Russell Varian's legacy of innovation by funding the Varian Young Investigator Award that recognizes early career investigators in NMR that make significant advancements in instrument development.[6]
