SANTA CLARA, Calif. & CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and The University of Cincinnati today announced the opening of a center at which research teams throughout the Americas will study the impact of metals on biological systems. The University of Cincinnati/Agilent Technologies Metallomics Center of the Americas will research such applications as the role of metal compounds as predictors of stroke damage and new detection methods for chemical warfare agents.