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Article: Quantum Dot Corporation Obtains Exclusive Licenses to Luminescent Nanoparticles From MIT, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Melbourne.
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- July 1, 1999
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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--June 30, 1999--
Quantum Dot Corporation announced today that it has obtained exclusive licenses on luminescent nanoparticles from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Melbourne.
The quantum dot(TM) (Qdot(TM)) nanoparticles are molecular-sized semiconductor material that light up like LEDs and enable the detection and barcoding of biological materials from DNA to proteins. This powerful tool enables dramatic advances in genetic analysis, flow cytometry, high-throughput screening, fluorescence microscopy, drug discovery, and diagnostics. ...