Mr. PCR- Dr. Kary Mullis
- Sybaris Team
- May 10, 2020
- 1 min read
Kary Mullis: Kary received a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1993, for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The process, which Kary Mullis conceptualized in 1983, is hailed as one of the monumental scientific techniques of the twentieth century.
Process for Amplifying Nucleic Acids
US 4,683,202 - July 28, 1987 K. Mullis
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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was invented primarily by Kary Mullis at Cetus Corp., starting in 1983 (149, 179). Cetus patented the method (U.S. patents 4,683,202 and 4,683,195) (148, 151) and sold rights for most uses (except DNA forensics) to Hoffman--La Roche for $300 million, as Cetus merged with Chiron in 1991. The deal was complicated by a lawsuit in which Kodak tried to block the sale of PCR rights based on an earlier licensing agreement. PCR generated an estimated $2 billion in revenues for its rights holders before its initial patents began to expire in 2005 (79).
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