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(43) Date of publication: 15.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/03 (21) Application number: 22711972.4 (22) Date of filing: 09.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/34(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12M 41/36; C12M 41/46 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/056092 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/169675 (14.09.2023 Gazette 2023/37)

(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 (71) Applicant: Ash Technologies Ltd. Naas Co. Kildare Naas, W91 P684 (IE)	(72) Inventor: RYAN, Louis Portlaoise - Co. Laois Portlaoise, R32 A2NT (IE) (74) Representative: FRKelly  Waterways House Grand Canal Quay Dublin D02 PD39 Dublin D02 PD39 (IE)