Gradientech receives patent rights in Japan

The diagnostics company Gradientech reports having received a Notice of Allowance in Japan for its QuickMIC® cassette, the single-use test device in the QuickMIC® diagnostic system for ultra-rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST).Gradientech announces that the Japan Patent Office has recognised the originality of the QuickMIC® cassette construction to be used in automated systems for antibiotic susceptibility testing of microorganisms. The Japanese patent application is based on the International Publication Number WO 2020/204799 and describes the design and functionality of a test