ChemTrak Inc. said that it has licensed worldwide, non-exclusive rights to technology from nine Syva Co. patents inexchange for a licensing fee and future royalties.

The patents cover technology related to development of assaysusing solid support chemistry, which permits development ofself-contained test products, according to ChemTrak(NASDAQ:CMTR) of Sunnyvale, Calif.

The current agreement amends an earlier licensing agreementunder which Syva, the diagnostic subsidiary of Syntex Corp.,licensed patents covering ChemTrak's AccuMeter cholesteroltest.

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