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(43) Date of publication: 24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04 (21) Application number: 16759617.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/43(2006.01) C12N 5/075(2010.01) A61B 17/425(2006.01) C12N 5/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/021017 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/141343 (09.09.2016 Gazette 2016/36)

(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: 04.03.2015 US 201562128458 P (71) Applicant: Berkeley Lights, Inc. Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHAPMAN, Kevin Santa Monica, California 90405 (US) KURZ, Volker Castro Valley, California 94552 (US) RADEL, Peggy Berkeley, California 94702 (US) YONEHIRO, Grant Woodside, California 94062 (US) (74) Representative: D Young & Co LLP  120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)