US Patent Issued to PHITONEX on Feb. 24 for "Polynucleotide-linked bioconjugates and methods of making and using" (North Carolina, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,433, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to PHITONEX Inc. (Durham, N.C.).

"Polynucleotide-linked bioconjugates and methods of making and using" was invented by Craig Laboda (Durham, N.C.), Michael Stadnisky (Bend, Ore.), Christopher Dwyer (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Nicholas Pinkin (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided for herein is a polynucleotide-modified bioconjugate comprising a substrate such as an antibody or bead linked to a conjugate component via a nucleic acid linker. Also provided are methods of making and using such bioconjugates. Conjugation methods for creating the bioconjugate are stable, not chemically harsh,...