MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541053295 A) filed by Ramanujam Narayanan; and Dr. Sivaselvakumar Muthusamy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on June 2, for 'development and validation of a bronchoalveolar lavage technique in mouse model for toxicology risk assessment.'

Inventor(s) include Ramanujam Narayanan; and Dr. Sivaselvakumar Muthusamy.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) technique is a mandatory requirement in regulatory toxicology studies, as per OECD guidelines. However, it requires extreme skill and precision especially in low-cost...