HP Uses Printer Technology in Drug Discovery Device

Branching out from ink, Hewlett Packard is taking its printer know-how and applying it to drug discovery. The technology giant’s Imaging and Printing Group, which is based in San Diego, recently showed off a new machine that uses inkjet printer technology to dispense chemical compounds as part of the drug discovery process.

“What is an inkjet cartridge? It’s a pump from which you can deliver very small volumes of ink in an accurate fashion,” said Vyomesh Joshi, head of HP’s $26 billion inkjet printer business, in a recent interview. “So we asked, ‘Can we take this technology and go into something