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AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Malopolska, Poland Jonathan G. Heddle * Institute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering,

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Katherine E. Dunn Authors * Jonathan G. Heddle View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * Katherine E. Dunn

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J.G.H. is named as an inventor on four pending or granted patent applications relating to artificial protein cages and one pending patent application related to DNA origami filed by

Jagiellonian University with patent application numbers PCT/IB2018/056150, LU 102569, LU 102572, LU 102571 and PCT/EP2022/075047. J.G.H. is also the founder of and holds equity in nCage

Therapeutics LLC, which aims to commercialize protein cages for therapeutic application. K.E.D. is named as an inventor on a patent application (GB2207592.3) filed by the University of

Edinburgh for a method to use DNA nanoswitches to control gene expression electrically. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED LINKS BIONANO SYMPOSIUM: www.bionanomeeting.org PROTEIN DATA BANK:

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