US Patent Issued to Amgen, Avantor Performance Materials on June 9 for "Alternate detergents for viral inactivation" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,907, issued on June 9, was assigned to Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Avantor Performance Materials LLC (Radnor, Pa.).

"Alternate detergents for viral inactivation" was invented by Gabriella Perell (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Rosa Daneshvar (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Martina Kopp (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Detergents for use to inactivate enveloped viruses, including detergents that are considered eco-friendly that can be used in biomanufacturing operations."

The patent was filed on March 18, 2020, under Application No. 17/432,156.

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