US Patent Issued to University of Miami on June 9 for "RNA aptamers and uses thereof" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,996, issued on June 9, was assigned to University of Miami (Miami).

"RNA aptamers and uses thereof" was invented by Paolo Serafini (Miami Shores, Fla.), Silvio Bicciato (Modena, Italy), Jimmy Caroli (Modena, Italy), Adriana De La Fuente (Miami), Dimitri Van Simaeys (Miami Beach, Fla.), Serena Zilio (Miami) and Vincenzo Bronte (Verona, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein and RNA aptamers that specifically bind to tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells and uses thereof."

The patent was filed on March 3, 2020, under Application No. 17/436,773.

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