Patents Assigned to HEALTH CANADA
  • Device for capturing macromolecules and methods for manufacturing and using same
    Patent number: 11921083
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an in-channel filtration device for capturing one or more macromolecules from an electrophoretic gel, and methods for manufacturing and using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: YOURGENE HEALTH CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jared Slobodan, Andrew Nobles
  • Method for the spectral identification of microorganisms
    Patent number: 9551654
    Abstract: A rapid method for characterizing and identifying microorganisms using Focal-Plane Array (FPA)-Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is disclosed. Multi-pixels spectral images of unknown microorganisms spectra are analyzed and compared to spectra of reference microorganisms in databases. The method allows rapid and highly reliable identification of unknown microorganisms for the purpose of medical diagnosis, food and environmental control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: MCGILL UNIVERSITY, HEALTH CANADA
    Inventors: Ashraf Ismail, Jonah Prevost Kirkwood, Jacqueline Sedman, Andrew Ghetler, Tom Pinchuk, John Austin, Lorraine Gour