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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/21 (21) Application number: 17828411.3 (22) Date of filing: 12.07.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/68(2018.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/041770 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/013723 (18.01.2018 Gazette 2018/03)

(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: 14.07.2016 US 201662362425 P 24.02.2017 US 201762463487 P (71) Applicant: Fluidigm Corporation South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US)	(72) Inventors: LIVAK, Kenneth J. South San Francisco, California 94080 (US) FEKETE, Richard A. South San Francisco, California 94080 (US) (74) Representative: Murgitroyd & Company  Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)