Patents Assigned to Evologic SA
  • Method for obtaining new life forms
    Patent number: 7960103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a novel form of life comprising the steps consisting of: a) irreversible alteration of the genome of a microbial clone; b) cultivation of a vast population of microbial cells originating from the altered clone obtained in step a) during numerous generations under conditions allowing selection for a higher and stable proliferation rate; c) isolation of descendant clones within the cultivated population of step b) still bearing the alteration of step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Evologic SA, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Rupert Mutzel, Philippe Marliere, Didier Mazel