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The Company formed its second industrial collaboration,
with Millipore, to commercialize NAT tests that rapidly
detect impurities in biopharmaceutical production
processes. Millipore offers products that biotechnology
companies use to ensure the sterility of raw materials,
manufacturing systems and finished goods.
Development of the collaboration’s first product is substantially
complete, and first revenues are anticipated in
the second half of 2007.
Gen-Probe’s third industrial collaboration, with 3M, was
formed in late 2006 to provide the Company access to
the food testing market. Public attention to food safety
has increased based on reports of contaminated
spinach, scallions, peanut butter and other goods. The
companies’ goal is to introduce NAT assays that can
detect problems more rapidly than traditional culture
tests, thereby safeguarding public health and increasing
the commercial shelf life of products.
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Randy Johnson, PhD , associate director, industrial relationships,
manages Gen-Probe’s collaboration with General Electric.
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