US Patent Issued to GENZYME on July 21 for "Ultra-high density cell banking methods" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,307, issued on July 21, was assigned to GENZYME Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Ultra-high density cell banking methods" was invented by Xiaoxia Jin (Bridgewater, N.J.) and Claudia Buser (Bridgewater, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are methods for the creation of ultra-high density cryopreserved cell banks. In certain embodiments, these methods employ altered perfusion culture techniques that allow for production of ultra-high density cell cultures that can be cryopreserved at unexpectedly high cell densities without the need for any cell concentration steps, while retaining excellent cell viability and quality."

The patent...