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(43) Date of publication: 09.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/28 (21) Application number: 23762224.6 (22) Date of filing: 28.08.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 1/02(2006.01) C12P 19/00(2006.01) B01D 21/26(2006.01) C07H 1/08(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) B01D 21/01(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12P 19/00; C12N 1/02 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/073563 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/046993 (07.03.2024 Gazette 2024/10)

(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: 29.08.2022 EP 22192607 (71) Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S 2970 Hoersholm (DK)	(72) Inventor: SEITZ, Tobias 53619 Rheinbreitbach (DE) (74) Representative: Hübel, Andreas  Chr. Hansen HMO GmbH Mildred-Scheel-Straße 1 53175 Bonn 53175 Bonn (DE)