ibidi Licensing
Licensing Opportunities
ibidi holds an extensive patent portfolio of more than 30 patent families and is offering licensing opportunities for these technologies. Please find a list of the ibidi patent families here.
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Licensing Example: For-Profit Use of LifeAct in Internal Research
Actin is the most abundant protein in most eukaryotic cells, and is involved in many crucial processes, such as cell division, endocytosis, cell migration, and chemotaxis.
Using LifeAct, a novel marker for the visualization of F-actin in living cells, enables your team to do live imaging of the cytoskeletal organization and cellular dynamics.
Actin functionality is not only crucial in cardiovascular diseases, but data are also showing the importance in oncology, neurobiology, and nephrology. When using LifeAct, angiogenesis processes and endothelial cell biology are specifically addressed.
Original publication:
Riedl J, et al. (2008) Lifeact: a versatile marker to visualize F-actin. Nat Methods 5(7):605–607. read abstract
F-actin visualization in primary myocytes expressing LifeAct-TagGFP2-mRNA.
LifeAct: Facts and Benefits
- Visualizes F-actin in living and fixed eukaryotic cells with excellent signal-to-noise ratio
- Specifically binds F-actin and is coupled to the fluorescence marker GFP or RFP
- Fully preserves actin functionality and dynamics
- Highly biocompatible without any cell toxicity
LifeAct Product Family
LifeAct Patents
| Country | Patent No. | Title | Status |
| USA | US 8,957,029 | Peptide for determining Actin Structures in living Cells | Issued |
| USA | US 9,225,128 | Nucleic Acid for determining Actin Structures in living Cells | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 215 109 | Peptide for determining Actin Structures in living Cells | Issued |
ibidi Patents
| Country | Patent No. | Title | Status |
| USA | US 7,517,499 | Flowchamber | Issued |
| USA | US 8,162,357 | Microfluid System | Issued |
| USA | US 7,799,282 | Samole Chember for a Liquid | Issued |
| USA | US 8,263,391 | Specimen Carrier for the Study of Cell Growth | Issued |
| USA | US 9,778,153 | Microfluid Device and Method of Producing Diffusively Built Gradients | Issued |
| USA | US 8,679,737 | Microfluid device and method of producing diffusively built gradients | Issued |
| USA | US 8,470,110 | Sample Chamber and Method for the Production Thereof | Issued |
| USA | US 7,582,264 | Device for microfluid analyses | Issued |
| USA | US 7,934,519 | A valve unit for a microfluid system | Issued |
| USA | US 8,001,857 | Sample Chamber | Issued |
| USA | US 9,927,421 | Sample Chamber | Issued |
| USA | US 9,915,593 | Method of Positioning an Organic, Biological and / or Medical Specimen | Issued |
| USA | US 8,507,261 | Incubation Container | Issued |
| USA | US 9,255,128 | Nucleic Acid for Determining Actin Structures in Living Cells | Issued |
| USA | US 8,957,029 | Peptide for Determining Actin Structures in Living Cells | Issued |
| USA | US 9,333,503 | Sample Chamber with Parting Plate | Issued |
| USA | US 9,242,409 | Method of Manufacturing a Sample Chamber | Issued |
| USA | US 1,003,7043 | Apparatus for Providing a Gas | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 347 284 (DE, FR, GB) | Probenträger mit integrierter Optik | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 360 492 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE, AT) |
Probenträger für chemische und biologische Proben | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 39 7483 (DE, FR, GB) | Mikrofluidsystem | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 480 749 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE) |
Mikrofluidsystem | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 718 409 (DE, FR, DE) | Vorrichtung für Mikrofluiduntersuchungen | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 148 921 (DE, FR, GB, GB, NL) |
Incubation Container | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 579 982 (DE, Fr, GB, CH, BE) |
Verfahren zum flächigen Quellschweissen eines Kunststoffkörpers mit einem weiteren Körper | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 886 792 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE) |
Vorrichtung für Mikroskopuntersuchungen | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 458 483 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE, AT, DK, NL) |
Flusskammer | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 880 765 (DE, FR, GB, CH) |
Mikrofluidsystem | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 741 487 (DE, FR, GB, CH) |
Mikrofluid-Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung diffusiv aufgebauter Gradienten | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 255 881 (DE, FR, GB) | Mikrofluid-Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung diffusiv aufgebauter Gradienten | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 269 735 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE, AT, DK, NL) |
Verfahren zur Erzeugung diffusiv aufgebauter Gradienten | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 750 155 (DE, FR, GB, CH, AT, DK, NL) |
Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Probenkammer | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 261 718 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE, NL) |
Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Probenkammer | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 596 961 (DE, FR, GB, DK, CH, NL) |
Probenkammer für eine Flüssigkeit | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 880 764 (DE, FR, GB, CH, AT, DK, NL) |
Probenträger zur Untersuchung von Zellwachstum | Issued |
| Europe | EP 1 944 084 (DE, FR, GB, NL, CH) |
Ventilvorrichtung für ein Mikrofluidsystem | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 008 715 (DE, FR, GB, CH, NL) |
Probenkammer | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 263 797 (DE, FR, GB, CH, NL) |
Probenkammer | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 095 876 (DE, FR, GB, CH, DK, AT) |
Abdeckvorrichtung für einen Probenträger | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 492 012 (DE, FR, GB, CH, BE, NL) |
Abdeckvorrichtung für einen Probenträger | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 169 391 (DE, FR, GB) | Probenkammerhalter zum Haltern einer Probenkammer und System bestehend aus der Probenkammer und dem Probenkammerhalter | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 599 548 (DE, FR, GB, CH, NL) |
Probenträger zum Positionieren einer organischen, biologischen und/oder medizinischen Probe | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 251 668 (DE, FR, GB) | Verfahren zum Positionieren einer organischen, biologischen und/oder medizinischen Probe | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 215 109 (DE, FR, GB, BE, CH) |
Peptide for Determining Actin Structures in Living Cells | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 604 342 (DE, FR, GB, AT, BE, CH, DK, NL) |
Probenkammer mit Trennplatte | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 674 281 (DE, FR, GB, CH, NL) |
Probenkammer und Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Probenkammer | Issued |
| Europe | EP 2 770 047 (DE, FR, GB, AT, BE, CH, DK, NL) |
Vorrichtung zum Bereitstellen eines Gases | Issued |
| China | ZL 2012 105,36279.6 | Sample Chamber with Parting Plate | Issued |
| Germany | DE 100 04135 | Kammer für Zellkulturen | Issued |
| Germany | DE 101 05711 | Probenträger für chemische und biologische Proben | Issued |
| Germany | DE 101 48210 | Flusskammer | Issued |
ibidi Patents Pending
| Country | Patent Appl. No. | Title | Status |
| USA | US-2009-0191621-A1 | Cover device for a sample carrier | Pending |
| USA | US-2017-0009255-A1 | Method for producing a fusion mixture for transfer of a charged molecule into and/or through a lipid membrane | Pending |
| Europe | EP 3 095 517 (Anmeldung) | Probenträger mit einer Referenzstruktur und Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Probenträgers mit einer Referenzstruktur |
Pending |
| Europe | EP 2 261 719 (Anmeldung) | Probenkammer und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung | Pending |
| Europe | EP 3 020 480 (Anmeldung) | Fluidkanalsystem zur Untersuchung von Zellen | Pending |
| Europe | EP 3 115 039 (Anmeldung) | Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Fusionsmischung zur Übertragung eines geladenen Moleküls in und/oder durch eine Lipidmembran | Pending |