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A -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BUSINESS PARTNERS POC SOL UNASSIGNED POC Gloria Seaborn (803) 762-8522 DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC, Charleston Laboratory, 2129 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. A --RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOURCES SOUGHT--TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BUSINESS PARTNERS POC: Technical, Gloria Seaborn (803) 762-8522. The Biomedical Test Materials Program (BTMP), under the US Department of Commerce (DOC)/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), Charleston Laboratory, solicits interest from organizations willing to partner with the National Marine Fisheries Service for commercialization of unique technologies and/or collaborative research for development of additional processing technologies through various partnering mechanisms including User Facility Agreements, License Agreements, Funds-In Agreements, and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements. The technologies available for industry use and commercialization include the following: processing of fish oil through a two- stage wiped-film evaporator to produce deodorized fish oil (30 per cent n-3 fatty acids); processing of deodorized fish oil using transesterification, urea adduction and short-path distillation to produce a n-3 ethyl ester concentrate (80 per cent n-3 ethyl esters); processing of n-3 ethyl esters concentrate through supercritical fluid CO 2 extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography to produce EPA ethyl ester and DHA ethyl ester (90 per cent ethyl esters). For general information on these technologies, contact Gloria Seaborn by telephone (803) 762-8522, or in writing to DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), Charleston Laboratory, 219 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412-9110. Organizations interested in partnering with NMFS on these technologies must have existing capabilities in marketing and support services in the domestic marketplace. Any organization with interests in the above mentioned areas must respond with a written statement (two copies) of capabilities (limit five pages), to Gloria Seaborn at the above address, describing the organization's technical expertise, marketing capabilities, financial resources (e.g. annual report or corporate resume) and motivation for participating in this program. The statement must be dated within 30 calendar days of the date of this notice. (0213)

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