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(43) Date of publication: 19.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/08 (21) Application number: 17905299.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.04.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/68(2018.01) C07H 21/04(2006.01) G06F 19/10(2011.01) C40B 30/10(2006.01) C12P 19/34(2006.01) C12N 15/10(2006.01) C40B 30/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/027060 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/190814 (18.10.2018 Gazette 2018/42)

(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: Nugen Technologies, Inc. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US)	(72) Inventors: AMORESE, Douglas, A. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) LI, Bin San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) SCHROEDER, Benjamin, G. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) FEKETE, Richard, A. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) (74) Representative: Graham Watt & Co LLP  St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ (GB)