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A -- DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING RESIDUAL MALIGNANT TISSUE DURING CANCER SURGERY POC Arthur Stephen, Telephone 803-725-5500 E-MAIL: Click here to contact Arthur Stephen via e-mail, arthur.stephen@srs.gov. This notice is being issued by Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC), management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina. The purpose of this notice is to determine public interest in partnering with the SRS to further develop a technology called the Cancerlight Device. This partnering may be in the form of a license, a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, a joint proposal for government-sponsored funding opportunities, or other appropriate arrangements. Developed at the SRS, this invention provides a novel means of identifying residual malignant tissue for a surgeon during cancer surgery, allowing for the immediate removal of this tissue. This technology will require additional funding, as well as appropriate facilities and medical expertise in order to advance it to the prototype stage. Respondents will be provided with a technical brief and instructions for preparing and submitting a plan for pursuing technology development. Responses to this notice must be received by February 16, 1998. Technology development plans must be submitted no later than March 15, 1998. Please contact Arthur E. Stephen, Manager, Technology Programs, by telephone at 803-725-5500; by facsimile at 803-725-4988; by e-mail at arthur.stephen@srs.gov; or by mail at Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Savannah River Site, ATTN: Arthur E. Stephen, Building 773-41A, Room 232, Aiken, SC 29808. This is not a solicitation for a formal subcontract; it is a request for Expressions of Interest only. (0027)

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