Idaho Technology Issues License to Thermo Fisher Scientific

SALT LAKE CITY — Idaho Technology has signed a licensing agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific covering reagents or methods using SYBR Green I technology and melting curve analysis for real time PCR.

This extends Idaho Technology’s ongoing program to license its broad and valuable intellectual property portfolio in cooperation with Roche Diagnostics GmbH. The agreement, effective January 1, 2009, follows a series of intellectual property licensing agreements with a number of other biotechnology companies over the last several years.

“Idaho Technology is pleased to extend this license to Thermo Fisher Scientific,” said Randy Rasmussen, president of Idaho Technology. “Our SYBR intellectual property has helped expand applications in molecular biology with the use of real time PCR products providing powerful tools for licensed partners.”