CombiMatrix And Furuno Launch DNA Microarray Synthesizer

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2006--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG - News; Nasdaq:CBMX - News) announced today that its CombiMatrix group, working in partnership with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. of Japan, has launched its new QuadroCAS(TM) CustomArray(TM) Synthesizer. Jointly designed and developed by the two companies, this new instrument integrates CombiMatrix's proprietary electrochemical in situ oligonucleotide synthesis technology into a compact, stand-alone design.