ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,800, issued on April 21.

"Bioreactor, apparatus and process for in vitro culture of reproductive tissues, and the like" was invented by Gerardo Catapano (Naples, Italy), Roberto Gualtieri (Positano, Italy) and Riccardo Talevi (Vietri sul Mare, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioreactor for the in vitro culture of reproductive tissues and the like in perifusion mode, including a first component and a second component, mutually connected, which define between them at least one culture chamber; the former component includes an inlet port for introducing a culture medium into the culture chamber, while the latter component includ...