US Patent Issued to Technische Universitat Munchen, Technische Universitat Munchen-Klinikum Rechts der Isar on Aug. 5 for "Cancer diagnostic imaging agents" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,176, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Technische Universitat Munchen (Munich) and Technische Universitat Munchen-Klinikum Rechts der Isar (Munich).

"Cancer diagnostic imaging agents" was invented by Alexander Josef Wurzer (Munich), Hans-Jurgen Wester (Ilmmunster, Germany) and Matthias Johannes Eiber (Vaterstetten, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ligand-SIFA-chelator conjugate, comprising, within a single molecule three separate moieties: (a) one or more ligands which are capable of binding to PSMA, (b) a silicon-fluoride acceptor (SIFA) moiety which comprises a covalent bond between a silicon...