EPO Publishes EP3938480A1 Lipid Extraction From Microbial Cells via Enzyme pH Shock
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The European Patent Office published patent application EP3938480A1 filed by DSM IP Assets B.V. covering methods of obtaining lipids from microbial cell compositions using enzyme treatment combined with pH shock. The application, published April 15, 2026, includes a European search report and names Negash ADUNGNA as inventor. The invention is classified under multiple IPC codes including C11B (fat/oil extraction), C12P (fermentation products), and C12N (microorganisms), with designated states covering all EPC contracting states.
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The EPO published patent application EP3938480A1 covering methods of obtaining lipids from microbial cell compositions by enzyme treatment and pH shock. The application names DSM IP Assets B.V. as applicant and is directed to industrial biotechnology processes for lipid extraction.
Parties developing microbial lipid extraction processes or operating in the industrial biotechnology sector should review this publication for potential freedom-to-operate implications. The designated states cover all European Patent Convention contracting states including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and other major European markets.
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METHODS OF OBTAINING LIPIDS FROM A MICROBIAL CELL COMPOSITION BY ENZYME AND PH SHOCK
Publication EP3938480A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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DSM IP Assets B.V.
Inventors
ADUNGNA, Negash
IPC Classifications
C11B 1/10 20060101AFI20221118BHEP C11B 3/02 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C11B 3/16 20060101ALI20221118BHEP A23D 9/02 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C11B 3/00 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C11B 3/04 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C11B 3/06 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C12P 7/6463 20220101ALI20221118BHEP C12P 7/6472 20220101ALI20221118BHEP C11B 1/02 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C12N 1/06 20060101ALI20221118BHEP C12R 1/645 20060101ALI20221118BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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