BioTime Subsidiary ES Cell International Pte Ltd. And GE Healthcare Cross-License Patents In The Field Of Cell Assays For Drug Testing

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) today announced that its subsidiary ES Cell International Pte. Ltd. (“ESI”) and GE Healthcare (GEHC) have signed a set of license agreements through which GEHC received rights to ESI’s stem cell patents and ESI received rights to stem cell patents controlled by GEHC, in both cases for the development of cellular assays and models derived from stem cells for use in drug discovery and toxicity screening. In addition, the agreements give GEHC the right to grant sub-licenses to the ESI patent portfolio and, in certain circumstances, ESI may further sublicense its rights for the purpose of marketing stem cell-derived products. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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