Patents Assigned to ProteiGene, Inc.
  • Methods and apparatus for cell analysis
    Patent number: 6531318
    Abstract: A highly specific and sensitive technique for exploring cell physiology is disclosed. The method includes laser capture microdissection (LCM) for selecting small clusters of cells of interest from sections of tissue and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) for characterizing simultaneously a broad variety of biological molecules present in the small cluster of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, ProteiGene, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl E. Palmer-Toy, David Sarracino, Dennis Sgroi, Peter Leopold