LABCHIP IMPROVEMENTS

LABCHIP IMPROVEMENTS. Shall mean all inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, methods, compositions and other trade secrets and know-how (collectively "Improvements") that are conceived or first reduced to practice by Amphora, solely or jointly with others, (i) during the Term, (ii) [ * ] and (iii) [ * ] directed to the design, development or manufacture of microfluidic chips or chip interfaces. For purposes... of (iii), "directed to" means that the Improvement does [ * ] with regard to microfluidic chips. "Chip interface" means the [ * ] interface between a microfluidic chip and associated hardware. "LabChip Improvements" specifically include, but are not limited to, (a) chip designs and formats, (b) the chip cartridge design, (c) how the actuation forces (e.g., pressure, electrical) are applied to the chip, (d) physical or chemical methods for measuring temperature in channels, (e) Improvements directed to the Library Card System and (f) methods of controlling physical conditions for reagents on the chip (e.g. control of evaporation and temperature in on-chip reservoirs, or control of temperature or pressure in chip channels). For purposes of (e), "directed to" means that the Improvement does [ * ] with regard to Library Card Systems. "LabChip Improvements" specifically exclude, among other things, Target Assay Protocols. View More