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State gets edge in stem work

The Doyle administration has reached an agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that will give Wisconsin stem cell researchers a considerable competitive advantage over those in other states.

Gov. Jim Doyle announced today that WARF, which holds patents and royalty rights on some of the world’s most promising stem cell lines, has agreed that companies conducting research in partnership with nonprofit and academic institutions in Wisconsin will receive a free research license under the stem cell patents held by WARF.