Dear Colleagues,
It is very unfortunate that we are witnessing the end of an era with
Agilent/Varian NMR exiting the business, as announced by Agilent on October
14, 2014. Varian developed and sold the very first commercial NMR
Spectrometer back in 1952, and has been a cornerstone of the industry ever
since.
Over the years we have seen IBM Corporation, Nicolet Instrument Corporation,
General Electric, Oxford Instruments, and a few others enter and exit the
NMR industry for various reasons. Of that group, Varian has certainly been
the most significant in terms of longevity and contributions to the
industry. I personally have been in this business for nearly 37 years, and I
am saddened to see this happen.
Most of you are undoubtedly wondering where this leaves Agilent and Varian
NMR users in terms of support, servicing and repairs. I have no intention of
making this a commercial post to AMMRL, but I believe that it is very
important to let all users of Agilent and Varian NMR spectrometers know that
MR Resources has a continuing commitment to support those systems. Further,
we are quickly making plans to expand the company significantly to support
as many Agilent/Varian NMR systems users as possible. I am hopeful that this
will help ease the minds of many people.
I would like to offer any help that I possibly can to my NMR colleagues in
this critical time.
Best regards,
Jon Webb
MR Resources, Inc.
160 Authority Drive
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-345-9011
1-888-4-NMR-HELP
Received on Wed Oct 15 2014 - 07:18:07 MST