AquaBounty has been working for 17 years to get approval for the fish to reach your dinner table.

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You can prevent a lot of billing problems by getting prior approval for treatments from your insurance company.

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These processors gather, organize and confirm your information, then give your file to an underwriter for approval.

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Let the generic Indian companies who are appropriating your IP do the work needed for approval in India.

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If for any reason the loan approval process is delayed and your interest rate lock-in period needs to be extended, it can be, although there is a cost involved.

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The brand rep may refer you to someone, but you'll still have to go through the approval process, and they'll only want to wait so long for you to get your property up and running and paying the royalties and fees.

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