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RefNoHF/1/19/4/59/54
Previous numbers98HF.206.2.54
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Howard Walter Florey to Lord Halsbury, National Research Development Corporation, Tilney Street, London
Date10 August 1957
DescriptionSays Wilkins told him that Glaxo were to try to determine best method of brewing Cephalosporin C - told Wilkins this aspect of the work was being handled at Clevedon - Wilkins did not mention proposal to give Glaxo exclusive licence for 18 months - only Abraham and Newton appear on cephalosporin C patents - main interest at Oxford is to get enough cephalosporin C for chemical work - worried that Glaxo might try to determine structure of cephalosporin C - comments on this - would like Abarham's advice about question of exclusive licence, as Abraham knows what ICI is doing - comments on this - asks if NRDC could wait until mid-September so that they can have Abraham's views.
Extent2pp
FormatCarbon copy
AccessStatusOpen
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