Sheffield Medical Technology Inc., of New York, andHemagen Diagnostics Inc., of Waltham, Mass., arecollaborating to develop an ELISA assay that assessesHIV progression. The target of the antibody-based assayis the non-mutating cellular protein, beta-2-microglobulin, on the surface of replicated HIV.

Abbott Laboratories, of Abbott Park, Ill., was granted aworldwide license to Copiague, N.Y.-based AmericanBiogenetic Sciences Inc.'s Thrombus Precursor Proteinimmunoassay, a blood test to detect cardiovasculardisorders. Abbott also got a one-year option to acquire anon-exclusive license to San Diego-based NovaDxInternational Inc.'s technologies for detecting multipleforms of arthritis.

Sonus Pharmaceuticals, of Bothell, Wash., started PhaseIII studies of EchoGen Emulsion, an ultrasound contrastagent for use in echocardiography.

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