ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,308, issued on July 28, was assigned to STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. (Vancouver, Canada).

"Kits, compositions and methods for cell enrichment" was invented by Frann Antignano (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Kits, compositions and methods for enriching myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are provided. In one embodiment, the kit comprises (a) one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that bind one or more non-MDSC target cells; and (b) a plurality of particles, wherein the plurality of particles are linked or linkable to at least one of the one or more antibodies."

The patent was filed on June 6, 2019, un...