Recent Tech Transfer Deals (04/2008)
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Our monthly update on technology transfer deals--licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions--in the fields of life sciences, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and research/analytical instrumentation and reagents.
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