definiens: shall mean all technical, scientific and other know - how and information, trade secrets, know ledge, technology, means, methods, processes, practices, formulas, instructio ns, skills, techniques, procedures, experiences, ideas, technical assistanc e, designs, drawings, assembly procedures, computer programs, apparatuses, specifications, data, results and other material, including high - throughp ut screening, gene expression, genomics, proteornics and other drug di scovery and development technology, pre - clinical and clinical trial results, manufacturing procedures, test procedures and purification and isolation tech niques, ( whether or not confidential, proprietary, patented or patentable ) in written, electronic or any other form now known or hereafter developed, and al l Improvements, whether to the foregoing or otherwise, and other discoveries, developments, inventions and other intellectual property ( whether or not confide ntial, proprietary, patented or patentable)- shall mean that certain A greement on Essential Terms for Collaboration between Kirin Brewery Co, Ltd. ( ) and [COMPANY] dated as of December 27, 1999, and any further agreement bet ween Kirin and [COMPANY] entered into pursuant thereto