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The Wall Street Journal - 29 February 1984.
The research project will use recently invented DNA probe technology to identify inherited disease characteristics on human chromosomes, Collaborative Research said.
The Lexington, Mass.-based biotechnology company said the technology would be marketed through a joint venture with American Hospital Supply Corp.
Collaborative Research said it was exploring the formation of a research and development partnership to fund the project.
The company also said it will expand clinical trials of its Interleukin-2 product. Interleukin-2 is used to improve the functioning of the immune systems of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS.
Collaborative Research said it signed an agreement in principle with Triton Biosciences Inc., a subsidiary of Shell Oil Co., to underwrite clinical trials of Interleukin-2.
Under the agreement, Triton initially has a 45-day option to fund the clinical trials. With the exercise of its option,
Triton would have exclusive world-wide marketing and distribution rights for the drug, when regulatory approval is obtained.
Separately, Collaborative Research said it signed a world-wide licensing agreement with Corning Glass Works, Corning, N. Y., to market Collaborative Research's medical diagnostic technology. Terms of the agreement weren't disclosed.
The company said the technology can be used to test for pregnancy, syphilis, hepatitis and cancer. It also can be used to identify cancer causing agents and toxins in food and in the environment, the company said.
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