Renalytix says U.S. Patent Office allow claims related to kidneyintelX.dkd test

Renalytix announces that the US Patent Office has issued a new notice of allowance of claims surrounding the biomarkers sTNFR1 and sTNFR2 used in the kidneyintelX.dkd test. These claims were filed under US Patent Application No. 16/671.256 by the Joslin Diabetes Center and this patent is exclusively licensed to Renalytix. KidneyintelX.dkd received Food and Drug Administration de Novo marketing authorization on June 29, 2023. The newly allowed claims further strengthen the core intellectual property underpinning the KidneyIntelX technology by directly incorporating sTNFR1 and sTNFR2 into a set of consolidated claims directed towards identifying risk of early kidney function decline, thereby enabling therapeutic strategies for those at increased risk of progressive decline. The Company believes this development reflects the Renalytix strategy of innovation in biomarker research, development and translation in collaboration with the Joslin Diabetes Center and other leading research partners globally. When taken together with other key milestones, such as FDA De Novo marketing authorization, broad insurance coverage and published clinical utility and outcomes data, Renalytix believes this increases its competitive advantage.