Trinity Biotech’s OTC HIV tests?
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Inverness Medical Innovations grants Trinity Biotech a royalty bearing license to its lateral flow patents for all diagnostic uses except women's health and cardiology, including an OTC license for Trinity's Unigold HIV products, Trinity announces Aug. 8. Procter & Gamble signed a "non-binding letter of intent" with Inverness to develop and market consumer diagnostic products in July 1("The Tan Sheet" July 24, 2006, In Brief)...
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