US Patent Issued to TARGA BIOMEDICAL on Sept. 23 for "Reagents, compositions and methods for improving viability and function of cells, tissues and organs" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,849, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to TARGA BIOMEDICAL INC. (Montreal).

"Reagents, compositions and methods for improving viability and function of cells, tissues and organs" was invented by Shant Der Sarkissian (Laval, Canada) and Nicolas Noiseux (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds, compositions and methods for improving the viability and/or function of cells or for the in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo protection of cells, tissue, graft or organs from various damages are described. The reagents and composition are based on activation of the heat shock response and/or the antioxidant response and include for example, H...