US Patent Issued to DNA Genotek on March 24 for "Method for collecting and preserving a biological sample" (American, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,829, issued on March 24, was assigned to DNA Genotek Inc. (Ottawa).

"Method for collecting and preserving a biological sample" was invented by Youssef Biadillah (Geneva) and Stephen D. Andrews (Falmouth, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to devices, solutions and methods for collecting and processing samples of bodily fluids containing cells (as well as embodiments for the collection, and processing and/or analysis of other fluids including toxic and/or hazardous substances/fluids). In addition, the disclosure relates generally to function genomic studies and to the isolation and preservation of cells from ...