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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 21, 1992                   TAG: 9201210202
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

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CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE FOR WOMEN LICENSED

A licensing agreement was announced Monday for a contraceptive vaccine for women that was developed by researchers at the University of Virginia.

The agreement was announced jointly by the Center for Innovative Technology, a private nonprofit corporation created by Virginia lawmakers to increase the state's technological competitiveness, and Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., a leader in contraceptive technology.

The center and the company have financed development of the vaccine, which has so far been tested only on animals. It works by preventing sperm from fertilizing an egg. - Associated Press

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