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Genostic Pharma Files for Patent on Profile System

Mar 24, 2000
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ONDON--UK company Genostic Pharma has filed to patent a software-based gene-profiling system that can assess a person’s genetic composition and likelihood of contracting certain diseases, said a Reuters report. Genostic Pharma hopes to license the system to pharmaceutical and biotech companies as well as healthcare providers.

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