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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 25.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/09 (21) Application number: 07789688.4 (22) Date of filing: 13.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/26(2006.01) G01N 1/22(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/052238 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/144835 (21.12.2007 Gazette 2007/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 14.06.2006 IT RM20060312 (71) Applicant: Biotrace Microsafe S.r.l. 00010 Fonte Nuova (RM) (IT)	(72) Inventors: BOMPADRE, Enrico I-00010 Rome (IT) FORGIONE, Giacomo I-00169 Rome (IT) RAMSAY, Cathrine, M. c/o Biotrace Microsafe S.r.l. Via I-00010 Rome (IT) (74) Representative: Papa, Elisabetta et al Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A Piazza di Pietra, 38-39 00186 Roma 00186 Roma (IT)