Patents

Here are reported patents not yet sold or licensed 

Subject: Production of bioplastics

First Application (Italy), Inventors: D. Porro, P. Branduardi, S. Bertacchi and NM Berterame. Procedimento per la biosintesi cellulare di acido poli D-lattico e di acido poli L-lattico; n. 102018000007846; 03/08/2018.

PCT EXTENSION

Inventors: D. Porro, P. Branduardi, S. Bertacchi and NM Berterame. Process for cellular biosynthesis of poly-D lactic acid and poly-L-lactic acid; WO2020/025694 A1; 06/02/2020

(the invention has been described in section PLA Production Process)

Here are reported patents developed by Galatea Bio Tech founders. The main scientific activity aims to understand the basic knowledge required to develop industrial processes involving microorganisms. These studies include the genetic improvement of microbial strains of industrial interest, metabolic engineering, synthetic biotechnology, control and validation of fermentation processes for the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and environmental industry.
ALL these patents (date of the first national deposit, chronological order) have been ALREADY sold/licensed

Subject: Production of lactic acid – first patent

First application (Italy), Inventors: D. Porro, M. Bianchi, BM. Ranzi, L. Frontali and L. Alberghina. Ceppi di lieviti  per la produzione di acido lattico. IT MI97A002080, 12/09/1997.

Subject: Production of proteins Zygosaccharomyces bailii  – first patent

First application (Italy), Inventors: L. Brambilla, BM. Ranzi, M. Vai, L. Alberghina L and D. Porro.  Produzione di proteine eterologhe da Zygosaccaromyces bailii. IT M199000065,  15/01/1999.

Subject: Production of ascorbic acid – first patent

First application (USA), Inventors: M. Sauer and D. Porro. Ascorbic acid production from yeasts. US 09/630,983, 02/08/2000.

Subject: Secretion of proteins in Zygosaccharomyces bailii – second patent

First application (Germany), Inventors: P. Branduardi, M. Valli, L. Alberghina and D. Porro. Process for expression and secretion of proteins by the non-conventional yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii. German Patent Application, No. 102 52 245.6, 07/09/2002.

Subject: Production of ascorbic acid – second patent

First application (USA), Inventors: P. Branduardi, M. Sauer, D. Mattanovich and D. Porro. Letters Patent. Ascorbic acid production from D-glucose in yeast. EV 512294478 US, 13/04/2005.

Subject: Production of lactic acid – second patent

First Application (USA), Inventors: M. Valli, M. Sauer, M. Mattanovich, D. Porro and P. Branduardi. Improved strains for the production of organic acids. EV 512294478, 27/09/2005.

Subject: ATPase

First Application (USA), Inventors: D. Porro. L. Dato and P. Branduardi. Methods for improving acid and low pH tolerance in yeast. EV 666502432 US, 06/06/2006.

Subject: Sugar transport (HXT – Hexose transporters)

First Application (Germany), Inventors: P. Branduardi, M. Sauer and D. Porro. Improved yeast strains for organic acid production. EP 08009693.6, 28/05/2008.

Subject: Yeast robustness

First Application (Italy), Inventors: P. Branduardi and D. Porro. Microbial organisms tolerant to biochemical stresses.
TO2012A000870, 05/10/2012.

Subject: Biofuels

First Application (Italy), Inventors: P. Branduardi and F. De Ferra. Procedimento di produzione di butanolo e isobutanolo attraverso glicina e suoi intermedi in lieviti. MI2013A000188, 11/02/2013.

Subject: Elastomeric compounds

First Application (Italy), Inventors: L. Castellani, L. Giannini, P. Branduardi and RF Di Lorenzo. Produzione di mescole elastomeriche comprendenti oli ad azione plastificante ottenuti a partire da cellule microbiche oleaginose. IT102020000006688, 31/03/2020.

Subject: Engineering of a new cell factory

First Application (Italy), Inventors: P. Branduardi and RF Di Lorenzo. Procedimento di ingegnerizzazione di un microrganismo oleaginoso. IT 102020000006715, 31/03/2020.