ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,242, issued on April 7, was assigned to SUZHOU ABOGEN BIOSCIENCES Co. LTD. (Suzhou, China).

"Lipid compounds and lipid nanoparticle compositions" was invented by Bo Ying (Jiangsu, China) and Xiulian Wang (Jiangsu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are lipid compounds that can be used in combination with other lipid components, such as neutral lipids, cholesterol and polymer conjugated lipids, to form lipid nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic agents (e.g., nucleic acid molecules) for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, including vaccination. Also provided herein are lipid nanoparticle compositions comprising...