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U.S. Patent Office awards patent protection to Microbix' LumiSort(tm) Livestock Semen Sexing Technology
TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2011 /CNW/ - Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX:MBX), today announced receipt fr...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Aug. 24, 2011 /CNW/ - Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX:MBX), today\n announced receipt from the United States Patent and Trademark Office of\n U.S. patent number 8,004,661, for LumiSort™, Microbix' sperm sexing\n technology for the livestock industries. Microbix' LumiSort technology\n eliminates the speed and quality barriers that have limited the\n production and use of sex-sorted sperm, and promises to bring\n fundamental change to reproductive biology for the livestock\n industries, with large-market impact in the dairy and beef sectors\n worldwide.\n\n\nWilliam J. Gastle, Microbix' Chief Executive Officer said, \"With strong\n patent protection, LumiSort will fuel Microbix' growth as we enter one\n of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world today: The animal\n health industry.  When we explain LumiSort's mode of action and\n benefits, livestock experts tell us that LumiSort may quickly become a\n market-shifting technology that creates a new model for artificial\n insemination and may change practices in the beef and dairy\n industries.\"\n\n\nMicrobix has previously disclosed engineering studies that have\n supported Microbix' prediction that LumiSort technology will enable the\n analysis and separation of sperm cells up to 10 times faster, and with\n higher yield and fertility, than current market technology. LumiSort\n will complement and accelerate genomics programs and embryo-based\n reproductive strategies by permitting the precise determination of sex\n in accordance with the requirements of an optimized breeding program.\n The technology is useful for all kinds of cells, including asymmetric,\n non-spherical cells like sperm that are difficult to analyze on\n conventional cytometers.\n\n\nMicrobix continues to execute its worldwide intellectual property\n strategy for LumiSort, including pursuing related patent applications\n that are pending in jurisdictions worldwide. Additionally, Microbix has\n announced recent patent application filings that build upon and extend\n Microbix' intellectual property ambitions in this area, incorporating\n further developments from Microbix' research and development efforts.\n\n\nMicrobix has established agreements for LumiSort with companies located\n in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, South America, and\n China representing mor...