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(43) Date of publication: 24.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/34 (21) Application number: 03780003.4 (22) Date of filing: 20.11.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 33/68, C12Q 1/68 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/012997 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/048979 (10.06.2004 Gazette 2004/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 27.11.2002 US 429311 P 27.11.2002 EP 02026506 (71) Applicant: EVOTEC Neurosciences GmbH 22525 Hamburg (DE)	(72) Inventors: VON DER KAMMER, Heinz 22607 Hamburg (DE) POHLNER, Johannes 22175 Hamburg (DE) (74) Representative: Meyers, Hans-Wilhelm  Patentanwälte von Kreisler-Selting-Werner Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)