METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAMPLING FROZEN CULTURES OF MICROORGANISMS AND/OR EUKARYOTIC CELLS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER - Patent 1192438

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EP 1 192 438 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/14

(21)	Application number: 00942549.7

(22)	Date of filing: 20.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 1/04 // (G01N33/48, 33:50, B01J19:00, C12Q1:68)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/NL0000/426

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0079/237 (28.12.2000 Gazette 2000/52)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

21.06.1999 NL 1012394

(71)	Applicant: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Institut für Biotechnologie
	8093 Zürich (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	WITHOLT, Bernard CH-8032 Zürich (CH) DUETZ, Wouter, Adriaan CH-8049 Zürich (CH)

(74)	Representative: Prins, Adrianus Willem et al
	Vereenigde,Nieuwe Parklaan 97 2587 BN Den Haag 2587 BN Den Haag (NL)

(54)	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAMPLING FROZEN CULTURES OF MICROORGANISMS AND/OR EUKARYOTIC CELLS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER