Established in 1999, as a spin-off from Hewlett Packard, Agilent is an American public research, development and manufacturing company. They are recognised as a leader in the life science, diagnostics and applied chemicals markets. It focuses its expertise on six key areas: food, environmental and forensics, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, chemical and energy and research. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with additional locations in Europe and Asia.