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Und noch eine News. Acacia Research Names Dr. Amit Kumar as Vice President, Life Sciences; Medical Industry Entrepreneur Will Manage New San Francisco Area Office PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq/NMS:ACRI) today announced that it has named Dr. Amit Kumar as Vice President, Life Sciences. Dr. Kumar will manage a new office in Silicon Valley where he will oversee Acacia Research`s evaluation of opportunities and partnerships in life sciences and biotechnology. "We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Kumar join our senior management team," said Paul R. Ryan, chairman and chief executive officer of Acacia Research. "His exceptional experience in building new companies, particularly in the life sciences area, will be a great asset for our company." "I am extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with Acacia Research and its partner companies, especially CombiMatrix, which should play a major role in the rapid advancements being made in the genomics and proteomics fields," Dr. Kumar said. Kumar was founding president and chief executive officer of Signature BioSciences, a private life science company developing technology for advanced research in genomics, proteomics, and drug discovery. Kumar was previously New Technology Program Manager at Idetek Corporation where he invented and developed the company`s platform technology. He held senior management positions with IDEXX Laboratories (Nasdaq:IDXX) following that company`s acquisition of Idetek. Kumar also worked with Oak Investment Partners as an Entrepreneur in Residence. Kumar received his bachelor`s degree in chemistry from Occidental College in 1986, and after graduate studies at Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology, received his Ph.D. from Caltech in chemistry in 1991. Subsequently, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University from 1991-1993, where he developed patented techniques for building biochips and related devices. Kumar has co-authored over 40 publications and a dozen patents, many of which have been licensed by companies such as Becton Dickinson, Caliper Technologies, and Kimberly Clark. He has been an advisor to many private and public companies. About Acacia Research Corporation Acacia Research develops and operates technology and Internet companies. Acacia Research`s majority-owned subsidiaries include: CombiMatrix Corporation (biochip technology), Soundbreak.com Incorporated (music broadcast and lifestyle Internet site), Soundview Technologies Incorporated (v-chip technology) and MerkWerks Corporation (CD-recording software). Significant minority-owned affiliates include: The EC Company (b2b commerce solutions), Mediaconnex Communications Incorporated (software solutions for broadcast advertising transactions), Greenwich Information Technologies LLC (video- and audio-on-demand technology), and Signature-mail.com LLC (e-mail personalization service). Acacia Research`s Web site is located at www.acaciaresearch.com. --30--ojm/la* rs/la CONTACT: Acacia Research Corp, Pasadena, Calif. 626/396-8300, Fax: 626/535-0344 Rob Stewart (Investor Relations) Pam Tomkinson (Media Relations) Today`s News On The Net - Business Wire`s full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: http://www.businesswire.com |
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