Corning Acquires Optical Biosensor Patent Rights from Oerlikon

Corning Acquires Optical Biosensor Patent Rights from Oerlikon

August 21, 2007

Acquisition Enables Full Patent Enforcement for Corning(R)
Epic(R) System


    CORNING, N.Y., Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning
Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced on August 15, 2007 that
it has acquired from Oerlikon (SWX: OERL), one of the
world's most successful industrial high-tech companies
focusing on machine and systems engineering, the worldwide
exclusive rights to U.S. Patent 5,738,825 and its foreign
counterparts, which cover microplate-based optical
biosensors. Corning had previously acquired a joint
ownership right in the patent from Artificial Sensing
Instruments, AG of Switzerland as part of a broader
technology exchange. By acquiring these exclusive rights in
the patent from Oerlikon, Corning will not only have the
right to continue to practice the technology disclosed, but
will now also have the full right to enforce the patent. 

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    The patent is related to Corning's Epic(R) system, a
high-throughput label-free detection platform that consists
of a SBS-standard 384-well microplate with optical sensors
and a HTS-compatible microplate reader capable of reading
up to 40,000 wells per 8 hours. The Epic system enables
biochemical (small and large molecule binding) and
cell-based assays, and has been deployed at both
pharmaceutical and academic institutions. 

    "We are pleased to expand our portfolio of
enforceable patents as we continue to invest in this
exciting commercial opportunity," stated Dr. Jeff
Mooney, commercial technology director for Corning Life
Sciences. 

    About Oerlikon

    Oerlikon stands for leading industrial solutions and
cutting-edge technology in textile production, thin film
coating, propulsion, precision and vacuum technology. As a
company with Swiss roots and a 100-year tradition,
Oerlikon, with CHF 4.8 billion in sales and over 19,000
employees at 170 locations in 35 countries, has evolved
into a global player today. The group is ranked first or
second in each of its respective markets. 

    About Corning Incorporated

    Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com/ ) is the
world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on
more than 150 years of materials science and process
engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone
components that enable high-technology systems for consumer
electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates
for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic
substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug
discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass
solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.







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