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"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Elsevier Science, Inc. Under this agreement, MDL will be responsible for updating, licensing, and marketing and distributing RTECS.