Can DArT technology be used to make a profit?
Royalty-free licenses are available to both for-profit and non-profit entities. CAMBIA believes that hunger in many parts of the world can be alleviated not only by providing tools to public good researchers in those communities, but also by removing barriers to micro, small and medium enterprise. IBM, Nokia, Sun and other IT companies have shown that hardware and software technology can be non-exclusively and open-source licensed and simultaneously generate profitability in a for-profit company. DArT technology provides an example of our attempt to support open-source business models using wet science rather than IT. CAMBIA has already non-exclusively licensed its patents on DArT technology to private companies, collaborations, and research institutes to develop DArT genotyping services for a variety of crops including rice, barley, wheat and apple. Anyone who agrees to the terms of the license is free to develop and use DArT technology and services, for research or to make a profit.
