This agreement will enable Agilent to sell usage-priced annual licenses for Cartagenia's Bench Lab CNV module to small and medium-sized cytogenetic laboratories.

"Cartagenia is pleased to work with Agilent on this distribution agreement of our Bench Lab CNV module," said Herman Verrelst, chief executive officer, Cartagenia. "Patient-centric interpretation of microarray data can be greatly facilitated by adopting automated data analysis pipelines and workflows, increasing lab efficiency."

"With expanded distribution capabilities, we can now reach small- to medium-sized labs more efficiently and provide them with our data analysis platform," Verrelst added. "The CNV module is a proven platform, offers standardized workflows, and automated SOPs for fast turnaround times. Since it is a cloud-based platform, it allows for rapid installation, integration with legacy data, and provides labs with greater access to our product without adding bioinformatics resources."