MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617064621 A) filed by Eli Lilly And Company on May 22, 2026, for Methods Of Producing Fc-Containing Proteins.

Inventors include Dunne, Ciara; Kearns, Brian Gerard; and Rettberg, Ashley Lynn.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: Provided herein are improved methods for producing an Fc-containing protein. The methods generally involve culturing a cell that expresses the Fc-containing protein in a production bioreactor for a first period of time followed by supplying a first nutrient feed and culturing the cell for a second period of time followed by supplying a second nutrient feed. The m...