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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Holly Prentice, Carlisle, MA (US);
Barbara Ehrenfels, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Holly Prentice, Carlisle, MA (US);
Barbara Ehrenfels, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen Idec MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/85 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0031 (2013.01); C12N 2500/20 (2013.01); C12N 2510/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods for producing mammalian cells having enhanced characteristics such as faster growth rates and the ability to grow to higher cell densities. The invention also relates to methods for producing cells having the ability to grow in media lacking components such as insulin and insulin substitutes. The invention also relates to isolated mammalian cells having improved growth characteristics and/or the ability to grow in media lacking components such as insulin and insulin substitutes.