Patents by Inventor Christophe Merceron

Christophe Merceron has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION MEDIA AND METHODS FOR INDUCING CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION OF CELLS
    Publication number: 20130336937
    Abstract: The invention provides chondrogenic differentiation media comprising chondrogenic growth factors and low-molecular-weight sulfated polysaccharide derivatives of marine native exopolysaccharides (EPS) excreted by mesophilic marine bacteria from deep-sea hydrothermal environments. The invention relates to methods for inducing chondrogenic differentiation in pluripotent or multipotent cells, to cartilage tissues obtained by such methods, and to the use of such cartilage tissues for therapeutic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: Institut National de la Sante et de Ia Recherche Medicale, UNIVERSITE DE NANTES, INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER
    Inventors: Emilie Rederstorff, Corinne Sinquin, Jacqueline Ratiskol, Sylvia Colliec-Jouault, Jérome Guicheux, Pierre Weiss, Christophe Merceron