Patents by Inventor Tara Kristen Crawford McFadd

Tara Kristen Crawford McFadd 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).

  • Method for Generating Stable Cell Lines Expressing High Levels of a Protein of Interest
    Publication number: 20100184090
    Abstract: This invention relates to industrial production of proteins. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for obtaining cells that stably express a protein of interest, even when cultivated in the absence of selective pressure. DHFR is used as a surrogate marker. The transfected cells are not selected based on resistance to a toxic compound, but based on fluorescence as measured by FACS using fluorescent MTX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK SERONO SA
    Inventors: Tara Kristen Crawford McFadd, Meijia Yang