ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,862, issued on June 16, was assigned to CLEARA BIOTECH B.V. (Utrecht, Netherlands).

"Anti-senescence compounds and uses thereof" was invented by Peterus Leonardus Josephus De Keizer (Utrecht, Netherlands), Michael Teifel (Weiterstadt, Germany), Tobias Madl (Graz, Austria), Benjamin Michel Rene Bourgeois (Graz, Austria), Emil Spreitzer (Graz, Austria), Yvonne Marie Angell (San Carlos, Calif.) and Marjolein Petronella Baar (Bunnik, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to improved compounds for use in the treatment of diseases or conditions where the removal of senescent cells, scarred cells, and/or c...