US Patent Issued to Revivicor on June 9 for "Multitransgenic pigs comprising ten genetic modifications for xenotransplantation" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,548, issued on June 9, was assigned to Revivicor Inc. (Blacksburg, Va.).

"Multitransgenic pigs comprising ten genetic modifications for xenotransplantation" was invented by Maria Kokkinaki (Salem, Va.) and Kasinath V. Kuravi (Blacksburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides transgenic animals (e.g., transgenic porcine animals), organs, tissues, and cells derived from the transgenic animals that are particularly useful for xenotransplantation therapies. In particular, the present invention provides transgenic porcine animals, as well as organs, tissues and cells derived from the transgenic porcine animals, ...