Corning licensed the patent from Artificial Sensing Instruments (ASI) AG of Zurich, Switzerland, and Corning and ASI filed the lawsuit in July 2003 to stop SRU's infringement. A schedule has been set by the court for completion of the remaining issues in the case.
Corning says beta testing of Corning's Epic system, a detection platform based on the patent, are currently being conducted at some pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic institutions. It anticipates the commercial launch of the product in the fourth quarter of 2006.
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