User:Mac/Agenda/18 Jan 2010

IP Practices are Harmful?

According to ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics) president, Dr. Bruce Korf,

"The practice of gene patenting and exclusive licensing has created monopolies that stifle innovation and limit access, exactly the opposite effects that patents are supposed to promote. The SACGHS report represents a step towards breaking up this logjam."

DTC refs

• US Library of Medicine page on DTC testing

• Direct to consumer genetic testing: Avoiding a culture war

• American college of medical genetics

• ASHG Statement* on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in the United States

Multiplex Molecular Diagnostic Companies and Market Reports

• Molecular Diagnostics: A Dynamic and Rapidly Broadening Market Table of Contents

• Multiplex Assays in Translational Medicine: Technologies, Applications, and Future Directions

• Multiplex Assays: Evolving Technologies, Applications and Future Directions Report Overview

• MarketResearch - The World Market for Molecular Diagnostics - Kalorama 2009 - pg 56-61.pdf