DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neoprobe Corporation (OTCBB: NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products, announced today that it has completed a license amendment with The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) for a variety of antibodies used in its proprietary surgical oncology system called radioimmunoguided surgery or RIGS®. The license amendment covers antibodies that target a variety of cancers including colon, rectal, breast, bladder, ovarian and endometrial. The antibodies were developed in the research laboratories of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dow. In addition, Neoprobe and Dow have agreed that Neoprobe will assume direct responsibility for the licensing agreements. Dow will be compensated for its contributions when Neoprobe successfully introduces commercial products.
