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(43) Date of publication: 18.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/25 (21) Application number: 23758525.2 (22) Date of filing: 09.08.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/68(2006.01) B82Y 15/00(2011.01) C07K 14/475(2006.01) B82Y 5/00(2011.01) C07K 14/00(2006.01) C12Q 1/6869(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B82Y 5/00; G01N 33/6872; C07K 14/245; B82Y 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/072068 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/033422 (15.02.2024 Gazette 2024/07)

(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: 09.08.2022 GB 202211607 (71) Applicant: Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB)

(72) Inventors: SCOTT, Alistair James Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB) MALAVIARACHCHIGE RABEL, Ranga Prabhath Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB) ACTON, Aaron Luke Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB) GRIFFITHS, Rhys Connor Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB) WALLACE, Elizabeth Jayne Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB) JAYASINGHE, Lakmal Nishantha Oxford OX4 4DQ (GB) (74) Representative: Greaves Brewster LLP  Copa House Station Road Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH (GB)