US Patent Issued to NOVASCOPE BIOCHIPS on May 12 for "Antibody for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and uses thereof" (Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,138, issued on May 12, was assigned to NOVASCOPE BIOCHIPS INC..

"Antibody for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and uses thereof" was invented by Chang-Fu Kuo (Taipei, Taiwan), Ming-Tang Chiou (Taipei, Taiwan), Wei-Hao Lin (Taipei, Taiwan), Lian-Chin Wang (Taipei, Taiwan) and Ao-Ho Hsieh (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The instant disclosure discloses an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof binding to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), and uses of such antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to create immunoassay methods or devices for PRRSV detection."

The paten...