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EP 3 574 300 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 04.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/49 (21) Application number: 17702155.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 1/22(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2017/050174 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/089841 (01.06.2017 Gazette 2017/22)

(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 (71) Applicant: Pinpoint Scientific Ltd Bridgend CF31 3TP (GB)	(72) Inventor: JONES, Gethin Rhys Bridgend South Wales CF31 3EF (GB)