Patents Assigned to Firefly BioWorks
  • Isolating circulating microRNA (miRNA)
    Patent number: 9896683
    Abstract: Methods for isolating circulating small RNAs, e.g., microRNA (miRNA), from plasma samples, e.g., that comprise using an alkaline phenol:chloroform extraction, and methods of use thereof, including for the detection, prognosis, and/or monitoring of disease in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, Firefly BioWorks
    Inventors: Victor Ambros, Rosalind Lee, Anthony Patrick Fusco