Olympus, BioImagene ink patent contract

Microscope imaging provider Olympus America has signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Sunnyvale, Calif.-based digital pathology provider BioImagene.

Via the terms of the agreement, BioImagene will be granted access to Olympus' portfolio of digital pathology and virtual microscopy patents, said the Center Valley, Pa.-based Olympus. The companies are not making specific terms and conditions of the agreement public.


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