BioInvent granted US patent for the F.I.R.S.T.™ antibody screening technology
Lund, Sweden – 11 November, 2013 – BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) today announces that it has has been granted a US patent for its antibody and concomitant target discovery technology F.I.R.S.T.™. Traditional drug discovery methods involve the identification of drugs candidates that bind to known disease targets. The F.I.R.S.T.™ technology is a novel and unique discovery method, which allows for antibodies and disease targets to be identified simultaneously. BioInvent has used F.I.R.S.T.™ successfully in several proprietary discovery projects and offers F.I.R.S.T.™ as well as