Community of Science Names Vertical*i New Intellectual Property Development and Transaction Support Partner.Business Editors/Science Writers BALTIMORE--(BW HealthWire)--March 13, 2001 Company Will Provide Key IP Assessment and Collaboration Services to COS' Worldwide Community of One-Half Million Scientists and Researchers Community of Science Inc. (COS), the leading web site for university researchers and R&D corporations worldwide, announced today that it has formed a partnership with Vertical*i Holdings Inc., an information technology company that combines online and offline tools and services dedicated to improving the innovation chain -- the process of advancing promising new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. from concept stage to commercialization. In a recently signed agreement, Vertical*i was named the exclusive Intellectual Property Alliance partner for COS' elite community of research professionals, which includes more than 470,000 scholars and scientists at 1,300 universities and research organizations in more than 125 countries. Vertical*i's services will be delivered to individual researchers via the COS Workbench(TM). The terms of the partnership with Vertical*i include a sponsorship and commerce partnership giving COS' nearly half million members full access to Vertical*i's comprehensive suite of services. COS members will now be able to use Vertical*i's internet-based collaborative marketplace, extranet-based consortium hosting, and intranet-based software applications and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services when developing and commercializing their groundbreaking innovations. "With best-in-class tools and resources, Vertical*i is fast becoming one of the most widely used and well regarded providers of IP development and transaction support services in the world," said Douglas A. Patterson, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , COS. "Our goal is to provide COS' global community of scholars Noun 1. community of scholars - the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" , researchers and their institutions with unique benefits, which include offering them services to advance their intellectual property effectively and in complete security," he added. COS actively pursues partnerships with companies that deliver exceptional on line products and services that will assist researchers in their work. COS launched its Commerce Partners Program in August 2000, and this agreement marks the eleventh In music or music theory an eleventh is the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the eleventh. Since there are only seven degrees in a diatonic scale the eleventh degree is the same as the subdominant and the interval partnership the company has completed. COS also works with its commerce partners to increase their traffic, generate additional revenue, and support their brands. "Community of Science represents the most efficient gateway to access world-class scientific talent and skill," said Fritz fritz n. Informal A condition in which something does not work properly: Our television is on the fritz. [Perhaps from German Fritz Eisenhart, Vertical*i Chairman. "There is no comparable organization that unites so many excellent institutions and researchers dedicated to advancing scientific innovation. This complements Vertical*i's mission perfectly, and we are confident this alliance will result in critical new technologies being brought to market sooner, for everyone's benefit." "One of the things that makes us so successful is our ability to bring together the right people at the right time to move scientific projects forward," said Tim O'Connor Tim O'Connor can refer to:
About Community of Science(R) www.cos.com Community of Science, Inc. (COS) serves the global R&D community. Nearly half a million elite research professionals and over 1,300 universities, institutions and professional societies use the powerful COS Web network to fund their work, promote their research expertise and communicate with other scientists, corporations and government agencies. COS' premier services include: COS Funding Opportunities, the largest grants database in the world; COS Funding Alert, a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , weekly email that highlights available grant opportunities; and COS Expertise, the leading database of its kind containing comprehensive first person researcher profiles. All of these services and others are accessed through the COS Workbench(R), a customized workspace for the professional development and purchasing needs of individual members. COS is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Baltimore Baltimore, city (1990 pop. 736,014), N central Md., surrounded by but politically independent of Baltimore co., on the Patapsco River estuary, an arm of Chesapeake Bay; inc. 1745. , Md, with offices in London, UK and Norwalk, Ct. About Vertical*i www.verticali.com Vertical*i provides a full suite of technology and service solutions that accelerate the discovery, development and commercialization of life science intellectual property by bringing together suppliers, buyers and experts. Vertical*i combines the functionality of a secure work environment with the flexibility and global accessibility of the Internet, thereby offering an efficient and effective means of bringing intellectual property to market. Vertical*i subsidiary companies include Pharmalicensing (York, UK) www.pharmalicensing.com and BioIsrael (Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel) www.bioisrael.com. Vertical*i is based in Lausanne, Switzerland and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , USA. |
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