Patents Assigned to Living Cell Products Pty Ltd.
  • Swine population having low levels of porcine endogenous retrovirus and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8088969
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of selecting and maintaining a population of pigs having a low copy number of porcine endogenous retrovirus, and the use of such pigs as a source of cells, tissue and/or organs suitable for xenotransplantation. The invention further relates to methods for selecting cells, tissue and/or organs from such pigs for suitability for use in xenotransplantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Living Cell Products Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Bartlett Elliott, Olga Garkavenko, Alexander Burns Ferguson
  • Swine Population Having Low Levels of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20080152625
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of selecting and maintaining a population of pigs having a low copy number of porcine endogenous retrovirus, and the use of such pigs as a source of cells, tissue and/or organs suitable for xenotransplantation. The invention further relates to methods for selecting cells, tissue and/or organs from such pigs for suitability for use in xenotransplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Living Cell Products Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Bartlett Elliott, Olga Garkavenko, Alexander Burns Ferguson