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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28 (21) Application number: 24755546.9 (22) Date of filing: 12.08.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02B 21/00(2006.01) G02B 21/16(2006.01) G02B 27/09(2006.01) G02B 21/06(2006.01) G02B 27/58(2006.01) G01N 21/64(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G02B 21/0032; G02B 21/0068; G02B 21/0076; G01N 21/6458; G01N 2021/6463; G02B 27/58; G02B 27/0927; G02B 27/0938; G02B 21/082 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/072757 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/045579 (06.03.2025 Gazette 2025/10)

(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: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 28.08.2023 EP 23193790 (71) Applicant: European Molecular Biology Laboratory 69117 Heidelberg (DE)	(72) Inventors: RIES, Jonas 69117 Heidelberg (DE) DEGUCHI, Takahiro 69117 Heidelberg (DE) (74) Representative: Sonnenberg Harrison Partnerschaft mbB  Herzogspitalstraße 10a 80331 München 80331 München (DE)