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(43) Date of publication: 04.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/49 (21) Application number: 18705098.4 (22) Date of filing: 29.01.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/03(2006.01) G01N 15/14(2006.01) G01N 21/27(2006.01) B01L 3/00(2006.01) G01N 21/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2018/052041 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/138304 (02.08.2018 Gazette 2018/31)

(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 TN (30) Priority: 30.01.2017 EP 17153668 (71) Applicant: Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG 51429 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)	(72) Inventors: FRITZSCH, Frederik 51063 Köln (DE) KRIEG, Jürgen 51429 Bergisch Gladbach (DE) LIEBIG, Frank 51429 Bergisch Gladbach (DE) MIERISCH, Marc Robert 51429 Bergisch Gladbach (DE) (74) Representative: Kisters, Michael Marcus  Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG Friedrich-Ebert Strasse 68 51429 Bergisch Gladbach 51429 Bergisch Gladbach (DE)