Article: With help of Acero assets, Xteric launches bioscience research unit.(Technology)(Xteric Technology Group Inc.)(Acero Inc.)

Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE

Xteric Technology Group Inc. of Independence is jumping on the bioscience bandwagon.

The 50-person technology services firm has hired six former employees from now-dormant genomics software company Acero Inc. of Cleveland and has acquired much of Acero's computer hardware and office furniture. The moves enabled the company to set up a subsidiary, Xteric Research, to focus on bioscience software and information technology support, said Xteric president Bradley Wertz. Mr. Wertz worked at Acero until 2002.

The new division will be similar to Acero in that it will develop software to help manage research related to genes ...

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