US Patent Issued to National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System on June 30 for "Co-culturing device, motor neuron culturing device, multi-well plate, fabrication method of in vitro evaluation model of neuromuscular disease, and screening method of therapeutic agent against neuromuscular disease" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,763, issued on June 30, was assigned to National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (Aichi, Japan).

"Co-culturing device, motor neuron culturing device, multi-well plate, fabrication method of in vitro evaluation model of neuromuscular disease, and screening method of therapeutic agent against neuromuscular disease" was invented by Kazunori Shimizu (Nagoya, Japan), Hiroyuki Honda (Nagoya, Japan) and Nao Yamaoka (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a first unit for skeletal muscle tissue formation; a second unit for motor neuron culture; a third unit for causing the fi...