Oxford Gene Technology grants microarray license to NGK Insulators Ltd.
NGK will manufacture NGK branded and NGK OEM manufactured arrays using a proprietary technology GENESHOT®, a device which uses novel piezoelectric ceramic microactuators for printing DNA microarrays with high precision and reliability.
Dr Michael Bennett, Vice President Licensing Asia, at OGT said: "OGT have been working to successfully conclude license agreements with several Japanese companies. The deal with NGK Insulators Ltd. involves the purchase of OEM rights, the only Japanese microarray company to do so."
The licence will remain valid for the patents' lifetime. Financial details were not disclosed
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