ORGANOMIMETIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF

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(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	21.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/34

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	10.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/28

(21)	Application number: 14885808.7

(22)	Date of filing: 19.12.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01L 3/00^(2006.01)

C12M 3/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2014/071570

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/138032 (17.09.2015 Gazette 2015/37)

(54)	ORGANOMIMETIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF ORGANOMIMETISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG UND HERSTELLUNG DAVON DISPOSITIFS ORGANO-MIMÉTIQUES ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION

(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

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Priority:

20.12.2013 US 201361919181 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	26.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/43

(60)	Divisional application:
	19184426.5

(73)	Proprietor: President and Fellows of Harvard College
	Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)

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Inventors:

FERNANDEZ-ALCON, Jose
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (US)
WEN, Norman
Newton, Massachusetts 02461 (US)
NOVAK, Richard
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (US)
INGBER, Donald E.
Boston, Massachusetts 02118 (US)
HAMILTON, Geraldine A.
Boston, MA 02127 (US)
HINOJOSA, Christopher
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (US)
DOMANSKY, Karel
Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129 (US)
LEVNER, Daniel
Brookline, MA 02446 (US)
THOMPSON, II Guy
Watertown, MA 02472 (US)
HAJIPOURAN BENAM, Kambez
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (US)
VILLENAVE, Remi
Boston, MA 02210 (US)
UMUNDUM, Thomas
A-5302 Henndorf (AT)
PARIS, Alfred
A-5020 Salzburg (AT)
BAUER, Georg
A-5020 Salzburg (AT)

(74)	Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
	Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)

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References cited: :

WO-A1-2013/085909
WO-A2-2012/118799
US-A1- 2011 250 585

WO-A1-2013/086486
US-A1- 2002 166 585

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