. >> you're exactly right. >> evan greenberg, chairman and ceo of chubb and the dean of this industryand once again, i am a client of chubb for everything i do, i think it is important to point that out stick with cramer. >> what is this covid-19 pandemic mean for the life sciences industry? you might think it would be a great time for anyone even remotely connected to diagnostics. let's call it knee audiennuance. let's take these guys that have really stepped up when the iowa department of human services ran out of masks, one of the nearby facilities started 3-d printing face masks they started making their own. they to withdraw guidance. why? the company pointed to a quote, a significant disruption in business activity in late march, particular there i in tly in u.. even this industry is being hit by the lockdowns but there is a lot more to this story. so let's check in with the president and ceo of agilent technology to get a better read on the company welcome to "mad money. >> hey, jim. thank you for having me on today. i appreciate that great overview of what the agilent team is

he is evan greenberg. it's great to have you this morning many thanks very much for joining us.alk to us about your views in terms of reopening the economy, tell us what was said on the call and what you think is most important in terms of getting back to work, evan. great to talk with you today. >> nice to talk with you, maria also, and thank you for having me on this morning. you know, the bulk of the call was the president listening to various ceos provide their views and advice. it was very open atmosphere in that regard and frank and i think everyone had in common the notion of testing and social distancing protocols that are a must to provide safety and confidence. as things stand, that's a big problem. and the more we can have the ability to test, identify, isolate, while we practice social distancing and we weren't telling the president anything that he doesn't already know. and that was the -- probably the main recommendation and then there were a number of other recommendations that were also made by individual companies. maria: so as a business person, what do you sun