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(11) EP 1 206 562 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.05.2001

(43) Date of publication:
22.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/21

(21) Application number: 00962363.8

(22) Date of filing: 23.08.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/85, C12N 5/10, G01N 33/50
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP0008/223
(87) International publication number:
WO 0116/304 (08.03.2001 Gazette 2001/10)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 27.08.1999 EP 99402139

(71) Applicant: EC (European Community)
2920 Luxembourg (LU)

(72) Inventors:
  • STINGELE, Silvia
    I-21028 Travedona (IT)
  • COECKE, Sandra
    B-2830 Willebroek (BE)
  • NICOTERA, Pierluigi
    78465 Konstanz (DE)
  • BALLS, Michael
    I-21020 Comabbio (IT)

(74) Representative: Grosset-Fournier, Chantal Catherine 
Grosset-Fournier & Demachy s.a.r.l.20, rue de Maubeuge
75009 Paris
75009 Paris (FR)

   


(54) GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CELL LINES, AND THEIR USES, IN PARTICULAR FOR NEUROTOXICITY TESTING