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EP 2 515 661 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/44 (21) Application number: 10840176.1 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 63/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/062034 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/079282 (30.06.2011 Gazette 2011/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 23.12.2009 US 289663 P 13.07.2010 WO PCT/US2010/041792 (71) Applicant: Vaxgene Corporation Hong Kong (CN)	(72) Inventors: LAM, Dominic Man-Kit Hong Kong (CN) XU, Yuhong Shanghai 20030 (CN) (74) Representative: Lecca, Patricia S.  Cabinet Lecca 21, rue de Fécamp 75012 Paris 75012 Paris (FR)