AU2001281179A1 - Microarray alignment mechanism - Google Patents

Microarray alignment mechanism

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AU2001281179A1
AU2001281179A1 AU2001281179A AU8117901A AU2001281179A1 AU 2001281179 A1 AU2001281179 A1 AU 2001281179A1 AU 2001281179 A AU2001281179 A AU 2001281179A AU 8117901 A AU8117901 A AU 8117901A AU 2001281179 A1 AU2001281179 A1 AU 2001281179A1
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alignment mechanism
microarray
microarray alignment
alignment
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Joeben Bevirt
Joshua N. Guyot
Eric J. Rollins
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Incyte Corp
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Incyte Genomics Inc
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US60/224,336 2000-08-11
US60/224,337 2000-08-11
US60/224,335 2000-08-11
US60/224,338 2000-08-11
US63973100A 2000-08-15 2000-08-15
US63973400A 2000-08-15 2000-08-15
US63973300A 2000-08-15 2000-08-15
US63973200A 2000-08-15 2000-08-15
US09/639,731 2000-08-15
US09/639,732 2000-08-15
US09/638,733 2000-08-15
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AU2001281217A Abandoned AU2001281217A1 (en) 2000-08-11 2001-08-09 Microarray platen
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AU2001279251A Abandoned AU2001279251A1 (en) 2000-08-11 2001-08-09 Microarray placer unit

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