Citius Minds Highlights the New Reality of Patent Sequence Search
A San Diego biotech founder once quipped that he had more time reading through genetic databases than he did seeing sunlight. Funny line. But not really a joke, however. That pressure is a reality, today. Particularly within the American biotech community where a single discovery can be valued at millions of dollars and a few missed details within a patent filing could unknowingly sink years of effort. Which is why Patent Sequence Search is now a serious discussion in R&D labs, start-up offices and pharmaceutical boardrooms these days. Not glamorous. Not flashy. Still incredibly important. Currently, companies who have worked with Citius Minds already appear to be getting an idea into their heads that the biotech race isn't merely about finding something new. It's about establishing that your idea is indeed unique from all the rest that's already in the worldwide sequence databases. That's a very difficult game. The science got faster and the pressure got louder In...