An intellectual property clearinghouse for agricultural biotechnology

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Professors at the University of California, Berkeley have laid out three functions of a proposed intellectual properties clearinghouse that could greatly improve sharing of agricultural biotechnology research while maintaining patent rights. With such a system in place, basic genetic research could be conducted more efficiently, and economically than currently exists.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, On-Line Information Services, Database Vendors, Patents & copyrights, Information retrieval services, Database industry

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MAG's demise signals trouble for bioinformatics firms

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Palo Alto, CA-based bioinformatics software company Molecular Applications Group's (MAG) demise may portend difficulties ahead for other specialty companies. Bioinformatics software can still be a viable business, according to Debbie Yu who presided over the breadup of the company and its sale to Santa Clara, CA-based Affymetrix and Rockville, MD-based Celera.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, California, Maryland, Software, Affymetrix Inc., AFFX, Molecular Applications Group, Celera

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