Pichia Classic Expression System
RCT offers flexible nonexclusive licenses for the commercial use of the Pichia Classic Expression System. A purchase of a Pichia Classic Kit from Life Technologies includes a limited use license that enables a user to evaluate Pichia Classic for one year. After this one year period, RCT grants users full commercial licenses that enable continued use of the system. RCT offers several types of commercial licenses ranging from research-only to product manufacturing and sale. RCT’s research-only license is $50,000 and permits research use of the system for five years. RCT’s product licenses permit users to manufacture and sell recombinant proteins for industrial and medical uses and include a license issue fee, annual maintenance fees and royalties on sales of products. Several different classes of product licenses are available with issue fees ranging from $10,000 to $75,000, annual maintenance fees ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 and royalties ranging from 1% to 5%.
RCT’s Pichia Classic licenses include all of the strains and vectors described on the Try Pichia Classic page as well as rights to patents that cover the system. More than 300 commercial licenses have been granted to users, demonstrating the broad utility of Pichia Classic and the flexibility of RCT’s licensing program. If you are interested in learning more about our Pichia Classic license terms and templates, please call Brad Morie at 520-748-4413 or Contact Us Cessation Of Use Certificate.
Pichia GlycoSwitch® System
RCT’s licensing program for Pichia GlycoSwitch® includes various types of licenses that enable users to perform commercial research or make and sell products using the system. A purchase of a Pichia GlycoSwitch® Kit from BioGrammatics includes a limited use license that enables a user to evaluate Pichia GlycoSwitch® for one year. After this one year period, RCT grants users full commercial licenses that enable continued use of the system. RCT’s Pichia GlycoSwitch® licenses include all of the strains and vectors described on the Try Pichia GlycoSwitch® page as well as rights to patents that cover the system. If you are interested in learning more about our Pichia GlycoSwitch® terms, please call Brad Morie at 520-748-4413 or Contact Us.
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