ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,806, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SMARTFREEZ, LDA (Porto Salvo, Portugal).

"Multi-purpose single-use transporter for biopharmaceutical solutions" was invented by Andreia Filipa Silvestre Duarte (Sacavem, Portugal), Pedro Gil Sena Rego (Lisbon, Portugal) and Carlos Duarte Da Silva Completo (Peniche, Portugal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes a system for protection of the bottle or carboys during freezing, storage or transport, and thawing. The system described herein is designed to enable high heat transfer rates under certain conditions, thus enabling to freeze or thaw the biopharmaceutical solutions a...