NCS is a producer of novel Aromatic Halides, novel Boronic Acids and Grignard Reagents, and novel Organic Molecules for the pharmaceutical, biotech, agrochemical, animal health, and educational research industries. NCS owns exclusive licensing rights to DETECHIP? relating to recognition and identification of molecules of emerging interest such as abused narcotics, OTC medications, explosives as well as the starting materials and intermediates used to make them, poisons, and pesticides. NCS also holds distribution rights for WILDPLUM?, US Patent Application 2007, U.S. Serial No. 11/863,475: "DYES OF IMPROVED OPTICAL BRIGHTNESS AND/OR FLUORESCENCE AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM".