GE Healthcare announced today that it has completed a license
agreement with Applied Biosystems, granting Applied Biosystems access
to GE Healthcare patents for the biomagnetic isolation of nucleic
acids. The license, which is valid for the lifetime of the patents,
grants Applied Biosystems certain rights with respect to the isolation
and purification of nucleic acids using GE Healthcare's proprietary
magnetic separation technology.
GE Healthcare's patented methods for magnetic separation offer
significant advantages over conventional techniques for the isolation
and purification of biomolecules such as DNA and RNA from laboratory
and clinical samples. Benefits include greater yields of product and
elimination of clogging associated with filter-based methods
"This license recognizes the considerable value that our
biomagnetic isolation technology brings to genomics researchers" said
Eric Roman, General Manager, Genomic Sciences, GE Healthcare. "We are
pleased to grant Applied Biosystems access to our patents in this
area, which will allow them to use our proprietary magnetic separation
protocols in conjunction with their MagMax(TM) range of products for
nucleic acid isolation"
GE Healthcare has an active program to grant licenses for access
to its patents for biomagnetic isolation. Financial terms were not
disclosed.
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treat and monitor disease, so patients can live their lives to the
fullest.
GE Healthcare's broad range of products and services enable
healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart
disease, neurological diseases and other conditions earlier. Our
vision for the future is to enable a new "early health" model of care
focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and
disease prevention. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare
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