ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,597, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Poietis (Pessac, France).

"Enclosed bioprinting device" was invented by Fabien Guillemot (Preignac, France) and Bertrand Viellerobe (Merignac, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioprinting system comprises: a) a printing module containing at least one printhead for printing transferable objects of biological interest and at least one target, b) a feed source for the printhead for printing objects of biological interest, c) an activation means for the transfer of the objects of biological interest to the target, d) a means for relative displacement of the printhead with respect to the targ...