The Australian Genome Research Facility Joins CombiMatrix CombiCore(TM) Access Program.NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) (Nasdaq:ACTG ACTG Acting ACTG AIDS Clinical Trial Group ACTG Actuating/Actuator ) announced today that its CombiMatrix group has signed a non-exclusive agreement with the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF AGRF Advanced Guidance Research Facility AGRF Artificial Gravity Research Facility ) under the company's CombiCore(TM) access program. Under the terms of the agreement, all AGRF researchers can purchase CombiMatrix CustomArrays(TM) and CatalogArrays(TM), including array processing services performed at the AGRF. "We see the CombiMatrix platform as a robust, flexible, and cost-effective complement to our existing portfolio of microarray services," said Kirby Siemering, Business Development Manager for AGRF. "We are delighted to be working with CombiMatrix to help meet the custom arraying needs of the Australasian research community." "AGRF is Australia's largest contract genomics research and services organization serving in excess of 2,000 researchers," said Michael Tognotti, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of CombiMatrix. "Researchers throughout Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. can now send their biological samples to AGRF, a certified CombiCore, for array and data processing." ABOUT AGRF Ltd AGRF Ltd was established in 1997 with the mission of providing high quality genomic services to the academic and industry research sectors. With facilities in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide, AGRF is Australia's largest contract genomics research and services organization. The company places a high value on quality and maintains accreditation to the internationally recognized ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 17025:2005 quality standard. AGRF provides services covering large-scale DNA sequencing, genotyping, gene expression, methylation methylation, n a phase-II detoxification pathway in the liver; methyl groups combine with toxins to rid the body of various substances. methylation (meth´ , nucleic acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis. extraction, plant growth/stress and associated bioinformatics. The company provides services to organizations spanning the entire biological and biotechnological research spectrum including biomedicine biomedicine /bio·med·i·cine/ (bi?o-med´i-sin) clinical medicine based on the principles of the natural sciences (biology, biochemistry, etc.).biomed´ical bi·o·med·i·cine n. 1. , plant and animal science, microbiology, evolutionary biology and biodiversity. Information about AGRF Limited is available at www.agrf.org.au. ABOUT ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION Acacia Research Corporation comprises two operating groups, Acacia Technologies group and CombiMatrix group. The CombiMatrix group is developing a platform technology to rapidly produce customizable arrays, which are semiconductor-based tools for use in identifying and determining the roles of genes, gene mutations and proteins. The CombiMatrix's group's technology has a wide range of potential applications in the areas of genomics, proteomics, biosensors, drug discovery, drug development, diagnostics, combinatorial chemistry, material sciences and nanotechnology. The Acacia Technologies group develops, acquires, and licenses patented technologies. 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