SenzaGen secures patent protection for its GARDskin™ test in Europe
SenzaGen announces today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted a patent for GARDskin™, the company's recently launched test that determines whether chemical substances may induce skin allergies. GARD™ tests are significantly more reliable than traditional evaluation methods, and provide more comprehensive information on the allergy-inducing properties of the chemicals studied. Hence, GARD™ confers increased protection level for humans. The test is carried out in vitro, thus eliminating the need for animal testing.The recently granted European patent covers the analytical methods