Tunable Luminescent Organic Salts for Enhanced Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy

EPO granted patent EP3664892A2 to Board of Trustees of Michigan State University for tunable luminescent organic salt compositions designed for enhanced medical imaging and photodynamic therapy. The patent application, filed by inventors Lunt, Lunt, Broadwater, Young, and Bates, claims compositions and methods for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications. The designated states include all EU member states plus other European Patent Convention contracting states.

For pharmaceutical and medical device companies developing imaging agents or photodynamic therapy treatments, this patent establishes intellectual property rights that may restrict freedom to operate in this technological space. Companies should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses before commercializing products in this domain within designated territories.