Newco BioMetrx licenses RASSF1A product

Georgetown University Medical Center granted newco BioMetrx LLC (Bethesda, Md.) exclusive, worldwide rights to cancer product Rasstore. Rasstore is a fluorescent carbazole analog of mahanine, which increases mRNA expression of the tumor suppressor gene Ras association domain family 1A (RASSF1A). The company also said the compound could be used as a diagnostic because it fluoresces in cancerous cells. ...