ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,430, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Genentech Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.).

"Methods of producing multimeric proteins in eukaryotic host cells" was invented by Laura C. Simmons (Burlingame, Calif.) and Noelia Blanco Talavan (South San Francisco, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to the production of multimeric polypeptides (e.g., comprising two or more subunits, each subunit comprising two or more polypeptide chains, such as a multispecific or bispecific antibody) in eukaryotic host cells. In some embodiments, provided herein are methods for producing a multimeric polypeptide in a eukaryot...