Licensing Agreement Signed for RTECS

On December 18, 2001 , CDC's Technology Transfer Office, on behalf of NIOSH, successfully completed negotiating a "PHS Trademark Licensing Agreement" for RTECS. This non-exclusive licensing agreement provides for the transfer and continued development of the "RTECS Database and its Trademark" to MDL Information Systems, Inc. ("MDL"), which was subsequently purchased by Symyx Technologies, Inc. in October 2007. Under this agreement, Symyx Technologies is now responsible for updating, licensing, and marketing and distributing RTECS.