(19)
(11) EP 0 502 949 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
16.09.1992 Bulletin 1992/38

(21) Application number: 91900441.0

(22) Date of filing: 04.12.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 9/ 00( . )
A61K 9/ 50( . )
A61K 35/ 12( . )
A61K 47/ 36( . )
C08L 5/ 04( . )
C12N 11/ 10( . )
 A61K 9/ 16( . )
A61K 9/ 62( . )
A61K 38/ 28( . )
A61L 27/ 20( . )
C12N 11/ 04( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1990/007108
(87) International publication number:
WO 1991/007951 (13.06.1991 Gazette 1991/13)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 05.12.1989 US 19890446462

(71) Applicants:
  • TRANCEL CORPORATION
    Santa Ana, CA 92705 (US)
  • SKJAK-BRAEK, Gudmund
    N-7034 Trondheim (NO)
  • SMIDSROD, Olav
    N-7034 Trondheim (NO)
  • ESPEVIK, Terje
    N-7006 Trondheim (NO)
  • OTTERLEI, Marit
    N-7006 Trondheim (NO)

(72) Inventors:
  • SKJAK-BRAEK, Gudmund
    N-7000 Trondheim (NO)
  • SMIDSROD, Olav
    N-7046 Trondheim (NO)
  • ESPEVIK, Terje
    N-7006 Trondheim (NO)
  • OTTERLEI, Marit
    N-7006 Trondheim (NO)
  • SOON-SHIONG, Patrick
    Los Angeles, CA 90049 (US)

(74) Representative: Sexton, Jane Helen 
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX
London WC1R 5LX (GB)

   


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