The partners at the centre of Blis patent dispute named

The partners at the centre of Blis patent dispute named
The Swiss-registered Spanish company signed an exclusive deal with Blis in 2015. (Image: NZME)
Denise McNabb
Two executives from Blis Technologies’ long-time European partner, Bluestone Pharma, are named on a patent application as inventors of two fermentation processes Blis claims as its own technology.The executives are Michael Faber, Swiss-registered Bluestone Pharma’s managing partner, and Karsten Brandt, its chief scientific officer. The Swiss-registered Spanish company signed an exclusive deal with Blis in 2015 to distribute its healthcare products in Europe. At the time, Blis said the relationship with Bluestone Pharma (BP) hel...

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