(19)
(11) EP 2 089 719 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.07.2008

(43) Date of publication:
19.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/34

(21) Application number: 07847226.3

(22) Date of filing: 20.11.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/68(2006.01)
 G01N 33/74(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2007/062562
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/061978 (29.05.2008 Gazette 2008/22)
(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: 21.11.2006 EP 06124479
08.02.2007 EP 07101946

(71) Applicants:
  • Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    68305 Mannheim (DE)

    DE 
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    4070 Basel (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • HESS, Georg
    55130 Mainz (DE)
  • HORSCH, Andrea
    68259 Mannheim (DE)
  • ZDUNEK, Dietmar
    82327 Tutzing (DE)

(74) Representative: Dick, Alexander 
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn LLP Patentanwälte Im Neuenheimer Feld 582
69120 Heidelberg
69120 Heidelberg (DE)

   


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