On August 13, 2019 Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOC), a leading commercial provider of liquid biopsy tests designed to provide physicians with clinically actionable information to improve the outcomes of patients diagnosed with cancer, reported that it has been awarded three distinct patents in the U.S., Canada, and Europe: U.S. Patent No. 10,369,568 entitled CELL SEPARATION USING MICROCHANNEL HAVING PATTERNED POSTS; Canadian Patent No. 2,756,493 entitled DEVICES AND METHODS OF CELL CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS; and European Patent No. 2,619,588 entitled METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION (Press release, Biocept, AUG 13, 2019, View Source [SID1234538705]).
Schedule your 30 min Free 1stOncology Demo!
Discover why more than 1,500 members use 1stOncology™ to excel in:
Early/Late Stage Pipeline Development - Target Scouting - Clinical Biomarkers - Indication Selection & Expansion - BD&L Contacts - Conference Reports - Combinatorial Drug Settings - Companion Diagnostics - Drug Repositioning - First-in-class Analysis - Competitive Analysis - Deals & Licensing
Schedule Your 30 min Free Demo!
The U.S. issued patent broadly covers methods and apparatus used for the capture of target biomolecules, including cells of interest, using microchannels that disrupt flow to aid capture. The Canadian patent covers the capture of target cells, including CTCs, using a combination of binding partners and methods for capture on any surface. The European patent encompasses methods for enhancing the detection of cells using fluorescent complexes. The combination of these patents significantly expands the breadth of intellectual property protection for Biocept’s technologies in terms of their applications and global reach. These three new patents expand Biocept’s intellectual property estate to 36 issued patents globally.
"Collectively, the granting of these additional patents further broadens Biocept’s U.S. and international footprint for capturing and analyzing any biological target of interest," said Lyle Arnold, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Biocept. "For Biocept’s core business, this includes CTCs from any sample type, however these patents also expand the use of Biocept’s technologies well beyond its current core business and may provide opportunities to out-license our technologies for a variety of uses."
"Increasing shareholder value by broadening U.S. and international patent protection used in our Target Selector liquid biopsy platform is a key strategic initiative, as we seek to develop our business globally, with the potential to license our technologies for uses outside the scope of our core business," said Michael Nall, Biocept President and CEO. "We now have been granted 36 issued patents covering our tests and technologies, and plan to continue to strengthen our intellectual property position with additional patent issuances to come."