ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,304, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to C-BIOMEX Co. LTD. (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea).

"Peptide ligand targeting carbonic anhydrase IX, peptide construct comprising same, and uses thereof" was invented by Song Gil Lee (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea), Hye Sook Ha (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea), Jin Hwi Park (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea), Se Won Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Yoo Joung Oh (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea), Seo Hyun Park (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea), Shin Young Park (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) and Jun Hoe Cha (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a peptide ligand that s...