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EP 1 265 684 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51 (21) Application number: 00964973.2 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B01D 15/08, C07K 1/16, C07H 1/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US0024/978 (87) International publication number: WO 0101/9484 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(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 (30) Priority: 13.09.1999 US 153630 P (71) Applicant: Biotage, Inc. Charlottesville, VA 22902 (US)	(72) Inventor: JAMALABADI, Shahnaz, G. Charlottesville, VA (US) (74) Representative: Epping Hermann & Fischer  Ridlerstrasse 55 80339 München 80339 München (DE)