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(43) Date of publication: 04.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/23 (21) Application number: 23752021.8 (22) Date of filing: 26.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/6844(2018.01) C12Q 1/6858(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12Q 1/6844; C12Q 1/6858   C-Sets: C12Q 1/6844, C12Q 2531/119, C12Q 2535/131, C12Q 2537/143, C12Q 2563/107, C12Q 2565/102; C12Q 1/6858, C12Q 2531/119, C12Q 2537/143, C12Q 2563/107, C12Q 2565/102; (86) International application number: PCT/GB2023/051975 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/023510 (01.02.2024 Gazette 2024/05)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.07.2022 GB 202210921 (71) Applicant: Mast Group Limited Liverpool, Merseyside L20 1EA (GB)	(72) Inventors: SUWARA, Monika Liverpool Merseyside L20 1EA (GB) GILLIES, Elizabeth Ann Liverpool Merseyside L20 1EA (GB) (74) Representative: WP Thompson  138 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BT London EC4A 1BT (GB)