MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617098554 A) filed by Merck Patent Gmbh on August 14, 2026, for Ionizable Lipids For Use In Lipid Nanoparticles.

Inventors include Turockin, Aleksej; Nogueira, Sara; Kemp, Alex; and Mehta, Aditi.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ionizable lipids for use in lipid nanoparticles, lipid nanoparticle formulations comprising these ionizable lipids, alone or in combination with other lipids and/or polymers. The lipid nanoparticles formulations may be formulated with nucleic acids for their delivery to target tissues after administration, in particular aft...