[1] They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection[clarification needed] and Vacuum technology.

[2] Varian Inc. had its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and offices in Australia, the Benelux countries, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

[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 2006, Varian bought Ion Spec, an FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry) manufacturing company.