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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2005
Ronald J Berenson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Che Law, Shoreline, WA (US);
Mark Bonyhadi, Issaquah, WA (US);
Zahbea Saund, Seattle, WA (US);
Stewart Craig, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan Hardwick, Seattle, WA (US);
Dale Kalamasz, Redmond, WA (US);
David Mcmillen, Seattle, WA (US);
Harjinder Singh Chana, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ronald J Berenson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Che Law, Shoreline, WA (US);
Mark Bonyhadi, Issaquah, WA (US);
Zahbea Saund, Seattle, WA (US);
Stewart Craig, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan Hardwick, Seattle, WA (US);
Dale Kalamasz, Redmond, WA (US);
David McMillen, Seattle, WA (US);
Harjinder Singh Chana, Issaquah, WA (US);
Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to methods for activating and expanding cells, and more particularly, to a novel method to activate and/or stimulate cells that maximizes the expansion of such cells to achieve dramatically high densities. In the various embodiments, cells are activated and expanded to very high densities in a short period of time. In certain embodiments, cells are activated and expanded to very high numbers of cells in a short period of time. Compositions of cells activated and expanded by the methods herein are further provided.