MINIATURIZED CELL ARRAY METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CELL-BASED SCREENING - Patent 1196774

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EP 1 196 774 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.05.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(21)	Application number: 00950753.4

(22)	Date of filing: 27.07.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 33/50, G01N 35/00, C12M 3/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0020/407

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0107/891 (01.02.2001 Gazette 2001/05)

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

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Priority:

27.07.1999 US 145884 P
22.09.1999 US 401212
31.03.2000 US 540862

(71)	Applicant: Cellomics, Inc.
	Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KAPUR, Ravi Gibsonia, PA 15044 (US) ADAMS, Terri Pittsburgh, PA 15215 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grund, Martin, Dr. et al
	Dr. Volker Vossius,Patentanwaltskanzlei,Holbeinstrasse 5 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

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