Patents Represented by Attorney Jane Babin
  • Patent number: 7566567
    Abstract: This invention relates to virally-immortalized hepatocyte cell lines, which are derived from a normal primary human liver cell, have the ability to proliferate in a serum-free media, are nontumorigenic, and produce proteins. These cell lines can be used for toxicity testing of potential therapeutic drugs and chemical entities. The cell lines may also be used for the production of therapeutic plasma proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Multicell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Liu, Ronald A. Faris