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Oxford NanoporeTechnologies®

Announces Collaborations for Nanopore Sensing

Technology

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, the leading developer of nano-

pore sensing technology for the analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins and

other single molecules, announced that it has completed a series of

agreements with leading academic research institutions including Uni-

versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Brown University, Stanford

University, Boston University, University of Cambridge and University

of Southampton.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has an intellectual property portfolio

of more than 300 issued patents and patent applications in over 80

patent families. The Company is currently pursuing techniques for

nanopore-based analysis using biological and solid-state nanopores, as

well as hybrid versions of these, and also including a wide variety of

adaptations and modifications.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is developing a novel technology

for direct, electronic detection and analy-

sis of single molecules using nanopores.

The modular, scalable GridION system and

miniaturised MinION device are designed

to offer substantial benefits in a variety of

applications. The Company is developing

a range of applications for its nanopore

sensing technology, with use in scientific research, clinical and indus-

trial applications and all compatible with the GridION and MinION

systems.These include: DNA sequencing which combines a nanopore

with a processive enzyme for the analysis of DNA, and Protein Analy-

sis techniques that combine target proteins, aptamers and nanopores

for direct, electronic analyses of those target proteins.