US Patent Issued to Terumo BCT on July 15 for "Expanding cells in a bioreactor" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,170, issued on July 15, was assigned to Terumo BCT Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.).

"Expanding cells in a bioreactor" was invented by Brian J. Nankervis (Golden, Colo.), Domicinda M. Hill (Lakewood, Colo.) and Mark E. Jones (Littleton, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments described herein generally provide for expanding cells in a cell expansion system. The cells may be grown in a bioreactor, and the cells may be activated by an activator (e.g., a soluble activator complex). Nutrient and gas exchange capabilities of a closed, automated cell expansion system may allow cells to be seeded at reduced cell seeding densities, for exampl...