[Histonet] Biocare p16

[Morken, Tim]

It's true, MTM labs holds the patent to any possible antibody made for
p16 protein. They are marketing it themselves. So, it is not just
Biocare and Cell Marque, but many companies will not carry p16 anymore
(depends on whether it is cost effective to pay the licensing fees and
royalties demanded).

Tim Morken
Lab Vision Products
Anatomical Pathology
ThermoFisher Scientific

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Joe
Nocito
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:38 PM
To: Cathy; 'Jones, Laura'; 'Histonet (E-mail)'
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Biocare p16

Flame time
See, this is what just fry my cookies about some of these vendors. Tell
me this isn't a money issue. What happened to patient care, or is that
obsolete now? I hate it when some one has a good product, then screws it
up by getting greedy about it. Now, you have to purchase the detection
kit to get the antibody. Bull do-do. Now I'm really urinated off. Get me
the CEO. As some of you know, I have no qualms about getting into the
face of a CEO. I had plenty of experience at my last job, not to mention
a couple of NSH meetings too.

JTT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy" <cfitz <@t> telus.net>
To: "'Jones, Laura'" <lpjones <@t> srhs-pa.org>; "'Histonet (E-mail)'" 
<Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 8:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Biocare p16


>
> We were notified last October by Cell Marque that MTM Labs had decided
to
> market p16 themselves.  I have spoken with their rep here in North
America
> and was told that we would have to purchase the entire kit but would
be 
> able
> to use only the antibody (we have Ventana Benchmarks).  The cost per
test
> will double but our pathologists have decided that we still need to
have 
> p16
> available.  The rest of the kit will end up being discarded.
>
> Cathy
> Kelowna, B.C.
> Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jones,

> Laura
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 12:39 PM
> To: Histonet (E-mail)
> Subject: [Histonet] Biocare p16
>
> We are just wondering if anyone else has been affected by Biocare's
> inability to sell p16 and what you all have done to replace it?  We
were
> told by Biocare that we'd have to order the antibody (and the entire
> detection kit, which we don't want)  from a company in Germany - MTM
Labs.
> My Pathologist would appreciate your advice.  Thanks in advance!
Laura
>
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