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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Kartik Subramanian, Westborough, MA (US);
Wei-shou HU, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Catherine M. Verfaillie, Leuven, BE;
Yonsil Park, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Kartik Subramanian, Westborough, MA (US);
Wei-Shou Hu, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Catherine M. Verfaillie, Leuven, BE;
Yonsil Park, Daejeon, KR;
Assignees:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to compositions of cell aggregates and methods for making and using the cell aggregates where the aggregates comprise cells that are not embryonic stem cells but can differentiate into cell types of at least two of ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal embryonic germ layers, e.g., stem cells.