BIOSYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL SAS Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120021532 | Methods of Detecting and Treating Pulmonary Disease and Markers Thereof - The present invention relates to the treatment of pulmonary diseases. More specifically, the invention relates to new methods of detecting and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In particular, the invention relates to a method of measuring one or more lipid metabolites in human body fluids as an indicator/biomarker of the progress of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The present invention also relates to a method of detecting and/or monitoring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a subject, the method comprising measuring the level of at least one lipid metabolite in a sample from the subject, wherein said level is indicative of COPD. The present invention also relates to a method of assessing the efficacy of a COPD treatment in a subject, the method comprising a step of measuring the level of at least one lipid metabolite in a sample from the subject, wherein said level is indicative of COPD severity or status. | 01-26-2012 |
20090136966 | Normalization of Complex Analyte Mixtures - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the normalization of complex analyte mixtures. The invention allows the preparation of profiled samples from highly complex analyte mixtures, allowing the identification of relevant targets or biomarkers. The invention also relates to methods for producing devices, such as a support, suitable for normalization of complex analyte samples. The invention can be used for the normalization of any complex mixture, such as immunogenic libraries, particularly of human source, and to identify or produce biomarkers highly relevant to human traits or conditions. | 05-28-2009 |