ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,375, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Water-soluble compound for detection of beta-amyloid" was invented by Yong Dae Park (Jeongeup-si, South Korea), Jong Ho Jeon (Daegu, South Korea), Min Ho Joe (Jeongeup-si, South Korea) and Dong Eun Lee (Jeonju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a water-soluble compound for the detection of beta-amyloid, and a production method thereof. The compound according to the present invention has excellent water-soluble properties, and thus can provide a water-soluble formulation for the detection...