Bruker Corp. (BRKR) has signed a patent license agreement with 3M Company (MMM), which allows Bruker to include 3M innovations relating to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging.
The patents are directed to a technique for performing mass spectrometry analysis on proteins in tissue that has been preserved in paraffin. The technology enables researchers to more easily study formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue for life-science research and drug development.
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