Protecting innovation in bioinformatics and in-silico biology

BioDrugs

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 227-231

  Harrison, Robert ^a,b  

^a Huber/Schussler Intellectual P   (Germany)

^b Rouse and Co International Limited   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; APPARATUS; BIOINFORMATICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPACT DISK; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EUROPEAN UNION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042734452     PISSN: 11738804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00063030-200317040-00001     Document Type: Review

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