On 19 Feb 97 at 17:05, Kevin O'Donnell wrote:
> I am sure that many other scientists currently publishing PCR assays
> in the journals will be in a similar position, and I wondered if any
> cared to comment on Perkin Elmer's conditions and the effect they
> would have on their work.
I was also quoted the same terms by P-E, viz. USD10K up front, and 15%
royalty on tests. It is still early days with PCR-based agricultural
testing; we do not anticipate conducting large numbers of these tests
(agricultural applications are not in the same league as medical
applications, numbers-wise), nor can we charge unrealistic prices to
farmers for these tests. We could not run our tests with these licensing
rates, it would be uneconomic. I would make a plea to P-E to make these
fees negotiable.
Dr Rob Harling
SAC (Scottish Agricultural College)/
University of Edinburgh
West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JG
Scotland
tel +44 (0)131 535 4000
fax +44 (0)131 667 2601
e mail r.harling at ed.sac.ac.uk
