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(11) EP 4 817 058 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24821991.7

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G16B 20/50(2019.01)
G16B 5/00(2019.01)
G16B 40/00(2019.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C12Q 1/6883; C12Q 2600/154; G16B 20/50; G16B 40/20; G16H 50/30
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2024/061870
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/114892 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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: 30.11.2023 US 202363604598 P

(71) Applicant: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
1800 Vevey (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZOLLINGER, Alix
    1026 Denges (CH)
  • TEXARI, Lorane
    1110 Morges (CH)
  • HERZIG, Sébastien
    1110 Morges (CH)
  • GUT, Philipp
    1201 Genève (CH)

(74) Representative: Elkington and Fife LLP 
Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

   


(54) METHOD FOR GENERATING A BIOLOGICAL CLOCK COMPRISING A DNA METHYLATION PROFILE