US Patent Issued to THE ASAN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION on April 21 for "Discovery of novel Akkermansia muciniphila AK32 and application thereof for improving intestinal function" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,414, issued on April 21, was assigned to THE ASAN FOUNDATION (Seoul, South Korea) and UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION (Ulsan, South Korea).

"Discovery of novel Akkermansia muciniphila AK32 and application thereof for improving intestinal function" was invented by Mi-Na Kweon (Seoul, South Korea) and Seungil Kim (Ansan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An Akkermansia muciniphila AK32 (Accession No. KCTC 14172BP) strain. The Akkermansia muciniphila AK32 strain prevents or improves intestinal damage. A method for preventing, improving or treating intestinal damage, including administering to a subje...