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(43) Date of publication: 17.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/03 (21) Application number: 16760984.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/49(2006.01) G01N 15/10(2006.01) G01N 1/38(2006.01) G02B 21/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2016/050263 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/141487 (15.09.2016 Gazette 2016/37)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 10.03.2015 US 201562131164 P (71) Applicant: Alentic Microscience Inc. Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 0A8 (CA)	(72) Inventors: FINE, Alan Marc Prospect Novia Scotia B3T 2C9 (CA) MACAULAY, Hershel Bedford, Nova Scotia B4A 3B6 (CA) (74) Representative: Conroy, John  Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8 80807 München 80807 München (DE)