Via direct license from Emmanuelle Charpentier (to her co-ownership rights in the CVC patents), ERS Genomics has the right to provide licenses to this fundamental portfolio of foundational CRISPR/Cas9 patents. A license from ERS provides access to the full CVC portfolio and no other license from any of the other co-owners (University of California or University of Vienna) is required. ERS is the only company whose sole focus is on out-licensing to maximize commercial access to the CVC global patent portfolio.