Life Science Start-Ups: Tech Transfer Deals, December 2013

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly update on technology transfer deals, reporting licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced October through November 2013.

Provista licenses biomarker technology from Arizona State University

Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute licensed molecular diagnostics firm Provista Diagnostics Inc. rights to biomarker technologies pertaining to the early detection of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and human...

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