US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on Jan. 20 for "Viral vectors for nuclear reprogramming" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,073, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Viral vectors for nuclear reprogramming" was invented by Patricia Devaux (Rochester, Minn.) and Yasuhiro Ikeda (Rochester, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This document provides materials and methods involved in making and using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). For example, measles virus vectors for reprogramming somatic cells into iPSCs, methods for obtaining iPSCs, and methods for using iPSCs are provided."

The patent was filed on Sept. 29, 2017, under Application No. 16/338,295.

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