Patents Assigned to Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
  • Publication number: 20210047640
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising therapeutic nucleic acids such as siRNA that target ApoC3 and ANGPTL3 expression, lipid particles comprising one or more (e.g., a combination) of the therapeutic nucleic acids, and methods of delivering and/or administering the lipid particles (e.g., for treating hypertriglyceridemia in humans).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting CHIU, Narayanan HARIHARAN, Amy C. H. LEE, Christopher Justin PASETKA, Janet Ruth PHELPS, Nicholas Michael SNEAD, Andrew Anthony WIECZOREK
  • Publication number: 20210017186
    Abstract: The present invention includes in one aspect substituted 2-oxo-1,2,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline-3-carboxylic acids, analogues thereof, and compositions comprising the same, which can be used to treat and/or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and/or hepatitis D virus (HDV) in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Shuai Chen, Bruce D. Dorsey, Yi Fan, Dimitar B. Gotchev, Jorge Quintero
  • Publication number: 20200407724
    Abstract: The invention provides certain nucleic acids (e.g., double stranded siRNA molecules), as well as conjugates that comprise a targeting moiety, a double stranded siRNA, and optional linking groups. Certain embodiments also provide synthetic methods useful for preparing the conjugates. The conjugates are useful to target therapeutic double stranded siRNA to the liver and to treat liver diseases including hepatitis (e.g. hepatitis B and hepatitis D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James HEYES, Richard J. HOLLAND, Adam JUDGE, Amy C. H. LEE, Alan D. MARTIN, Nicholas Michael SNEAD, Emily P. THI, Mark WOOD, Xin YE
  • Publication number: 20200385721
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipid particles comprising therapeutic nucleic acids such as gRNA that target gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amy C. H. LEE, Nicholas D. WEBER
  • Publication number: 20200361854
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful in administering nucleic acid based therapies, for example association complexes such as liposomes and lipoplexes are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Akin Akinc, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Martin Maier
  • Patent number: 10835612
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, David Butler, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Laxman Eltepu
  • Patent number: 10821103
    Abstract: The present invention includes substituted pyridinone-containing tricyclic compounds, and compositions comprising the same, that can be used to treat or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds and compositions of the invention inhibit and/or reduce HBsAg secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Laurèn Danielle Bailey, Yingzhi Bi, Shuai Chen, Bruce D. Dorsey, Dimitar B. Gotchev, Richard James Holland, Ramesh Kakarla, Duyan Nguyen, Mark Christopher Wood
  • Patent number: 10821186
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin Maier, Laxman Eltepu
  • Publication number: 20200306378
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, these include novel, trialkyl, cationic lipids and nucleic acid-lipid particles that provide efficient encapsulation of nucleic acids and efficient delivery of the encapsulated nucleic acid to cells in vivo. The compositions of the present invention are highly potent, thereby allowing effective knock-down of a specific target protein at relatively low doses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Heyes, Mark Wood, Alan Martin
  • Publication number: 20200297870
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising mRNA molecules encapsulated within lipid particles. The lipid particles comprise a cationic lipid, a non-cationic lipid, and an mRNA molecule that is encapsulated within the lipid particle. The compositions are useful, for example, to introduce the mRNA molecules into a human subject where they are translated to produce a polypeptide that functions to ameliorate one or more symptoms of a disease. The invention also provides cationic lipids that are useful for preparing the compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James HEYES, Lorne R. PALMER, Stephen P. REID, Edward D. YAWORSKI, Ian MACLACHLAN, Mark WOOD, Alan D. MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20200282060
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, these include novel cationic lipids and nucleic acid-lipid particles that provide efficient encapsulation of nucleic acids and efficient delivery of the encapsulated nucleic acid to cells in vivo. The compositions of the present invention are highly potent, thereby allowing effective knock-down of a specific target protein at relatively low doses. In addition, the compositions and methods of the present invention are less toxic and provide a greater therapeutic index compared to compositions and methods previously known in the art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Heyes, Alan Martin, Mark Wood
  • Publication number: 20200261432
    Abstract: The present invention includes substituted pyridinone-containing tricyclic compounds, and compositions comprising the same, that can be used to treat or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds and compositions of the invention inhibit and/or reduce HBsAg secretion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Laurèn Danielle Bailey, Yingzhi Bi, Shuai Chen, Bruce D. Dorsey, Dimitar B. Gotchev, Richard James Holland, Ramesh Kakarla, Duyan Nguyen, Mark Christopher Wood
  • Patent number: 10653780
    Abstract: The present invention provides superior compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, these include novel lipids and nucleic acid-lipid particles that provide efficient encapsulation of nucleic acids and efficient delivery of the encapsulated nucleic acid to cells in vivo. The compositions of the present invention are highly potent, thereby allowing effective knock-down of specific target proteins at relatively low doses. In addition, the compositions and methods of the present invention are less toxic and provide a greater therapeutic index compared to compositions and methods previously known in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Hope, Sean C. Semple, Jianxin Chen, Thomas D. Madden, Pieter R. Cullis, Marco A. Ciufolini, Barbara Low Shoud Mui
  • Publication number: 20200138955
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are lipid compositions comprising a cationic lipid of formula (I), a neutral lipid, a sterol and a PEG or PEG-modified lipid, wherein formula (I) is Also disclosed are methods of producing the cationic lipid of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Michael E. Jung
  • Patent number: 10626393
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipid particles comprising therapeutic nucleic acids such as gRNA that target gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amy C. H. Lee, Nicholas D. Weber
  • Patent number: 10561732
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, these include novel, trialkyl, cationic lipids and nucleic acid-lipid particles that provide efficient encapsulation of nucleic acids and efficient delivery of the encapsulated nucleic acid to cells in vivo. The compositions of the present invention are highly potent, thereby allowing effective knock-down of a specific target protein at relatively low doses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Heyes, Mark Wood, Alan Martin
  • Patent number: 10550084
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel substituted 1-hydroxy-pyridin-2(1H)-ones, which can be used to treat or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds and compositions of the invention inhibit HBV RNAse H activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Ramesh Kakarla, Bruce D. Dorsey
  • Publication number: 20200024226
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel substituted bicyclic compounds, and compositions comprising the same, that can be used to treat or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds and compositions of the invention are capsid inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Cole, Bruce D. Dorsey, Ramesh Kakarla, Steven Kultgen, Jorge Quintero
  • Publication number: 20190328664
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention provide methods of ameliorating an infusion reaction in a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. BECHARD, Wayne J. WALLIS
  • Patent number: 10456473
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are lipid compositions comprising a cationic lipid of formula (I), a neutral lipid, a sterol and a PEG or PEG-modified lipid, wherein formula (I) is Also disclosed are methods of producing the cationic lipid of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthusamy Jayaraman, David Butler, Michael E. Jung