US Patent Issued to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE on Oct. 20 for "Three-dimensional bioreactor for viral vector production" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,915, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (San Antonio).

"Three-dimensional bioreactor for viral vector production" was invented by Jian Ling (Spring Branch, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to the design, fabrication, and applications of a three-dimensional (3D) bioreactor for expansion of viral vector producing cells and ultimate harvesting of viral vectors. The bioreactor is composed of non-random interconnected voids providing a continuous three-dimensional surface area for cell adherence and growth."

The patent was filed on April 9, 2021, under Application No. 17/301...