AnaSpec and UW TechTransfer Sign Licensing Agreement for Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases

AnaSpec and UW TechTransfer today announced a licensing agreement that will allow AnaSpec to make, use, and sell Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Substrates as covered by UW’s patent # 5,739,278 entitled “Compositions for Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases.”

"We are pleased to partner with UW TechTransfer to provide our customers with one of the largest selections of research-ready peptides in the industry," noted Dr. Anita Hong, AnaSpec's president. "The patented protein tyrosine phosphatase substrates will be a welcome addition to AnaSpec’s signature family of GO™ Peptides."

"We're all about pushing UW technologies into the marketplace so we are thrilled that AnaSpec will be offering this patented technology to an expanding collection of researchers," stated Linden Rhoads, vice provost, UW TechTransfer.