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ZoXen aims to keep homegrown ideas and products in state: company formed after UMC professor was forced to leave state for license.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 31-JAN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: ZoXen aims to keep homegrown ideas and products in state: company formed after UMC professor was forced to leave state for license.(Healthcare Mississippi)(Mississippi Medical Center, Charlie Streckfus)

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When Charlie Streckfus, a professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC), discovered a way to identify markers in saliva to serve as a tool for diagnosing breast cancer, he wanted to keep the licensing and manufacturing in Mississippi.

But there was no such opportunity. a...

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...After searching in Mississippi, UMC eventually licensed the intellectual property to Wisconsin company that, shortly after, went bankrupt.

"We weren't sure what we were going to do next," said Streckfus.

ZoXen Corporation (www.ZoXen.com), one of Mississippi's first biotech firms, was formed around the concept of...

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