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(43) Date of publication: 21.01.2026 Bulletin 2026/04 (21) Application number: 24769582.8 (22) Date of filing: 15.03.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 35/74(2015.01) A61K 47/38(2006.01) C12R 1/00(2006.01) A61K 47/36(2006.01) C12N 1/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61K 35/74; C12N 1/04; A61K 47/36; A61K 47/38; C12N 1/20; A61K 35/66; A61K 36/06   C-Sets: A61K 35/74, A61K 2300/00; A61K 35/66, A61K 2300/00; A61K 36/06, A61K 2300/00; (86) International application number: PCT/AU2024/050233 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/187244 (19.09.2024 Gazette 2024/38)

(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: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.03.2023 AU 2023900704 (71) Applicant: COST-BRY Pty Ltd (trading as BiomeBank) Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU)

(72) Inventors: COSTELLO, Samuel Paul Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU) DAY, Alice Sarah Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU) HEIMAN, Garrett Grant Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU) WHEELER, Reuben Zachary Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU) HAYLOCK-JACOBS, Sarah Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU) YOUNG, Remy Blair Adelaide, South Australia 5000 (AU) (74) Representative: Potter Clarkson  Chapel Quarter Mount Street Nottingham NG1 6HQ Nottingham NG1 6HQ (GB)