ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,161, issued on July 15, was assigned to RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS INC. (Lowell, Mass.).
"Microbiological growth media and methods of using the same" was invented by Kate Shara (Nashua, N.H.), Julie Schwedock (Arlington, Mass.) and Sommer Vogel (Lowell, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention features general-purpose microbiological growth media capable of supporting growth of microorganisms on membranes. The media contain casein digest, soybean digest, animal tissue digest, yeast extract, dextrose, a phosphate buffer, hemin, and L-cystine. The invention features an all-purpose microbiological growth media that can sup...