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EP 4 347 778 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 10.04.2024 Bulletin 2024/15 (21) Application number: 22730513.3 (22) Date of filing: 25.05.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/00(2006.01) C12M 3/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12M 21/14; C12M 23/44; C12M 29/10; C12M 47/10; C12M 47/12 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/064331 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/248623 (01.12.2022 Gazette 2022/48)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.05.2021 EP 21175891 (71) Applicant: Simabs NV 3590 Diepenbeek (BE)	(72) Inventors: DIERCKX, Koen 3590 Diepenbeek (BE) VANDEPUT, Joachim 3590 Diepenbeek (BE) FAROUK, Ahmed 1090 Jette (BE) (74) Representative: Arnold & Siedsma  Bezuidenhoutseweg 57 2594 AC The Hague 2594 AC The Hague (NL)