US Patent Issued to Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology on June 10 for "Organoid produced using carrier for cell culture, and method for evaluating drug toxicity using same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,867, issued on June 10, was assigned to Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Organoid produced using carrier for cell culture, and method for evaluating drug toxicity using same" was invented by Sun Woong Kang (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hye Eun Shim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an organoid and, more specifically, to an organoid and a use thereof, the organoid being produced using a carrier for cell culture which comprises microcapsules containing gelatin, a natural polymer, an oil, and an oil thickener. When used as a carrier for cell culture...