Patents Assigned to AUTOLUS LIMITED
  • Patent number: 11479614
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi, James Sillibourne, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 11479613
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi, James Sillibourne, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 11466070
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising a antigen binding domain and a first binding domain; and (ii) a signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second binding domain which binds the single domain binder of the first binding domain of the receptor component wherein either the first or second binding domains comprise a single domain binder, and wherein, binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent, the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain; whereas in the presence of the agent, the receptor component and the signalling component do not heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Maria Stavrou
  • Patent number: 11440961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anti-TRBC1 antigen binding domains characterized by the sequences of the variable chains. The CDRs sequences of the variable chains are: (VH CDR1) GYTFT, (VH CDR2) NPYNDDIQS, (VH CDR3) GAGY-NFDGAYRFFDF; and (VL CDR1) RSSQRLVHSNGNTYL, (VL CDR2) RVSNRFP, (VL CDR3) SQSTHVPYT. The claimed humanized antibodies derive from the murine JOVI antibody. Uses in cancer therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Ram Jha, Wen Chean Lim
  • Patent number: 11434293
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anti-TRBC1 antigen binding domains characterized by the sequences of the variable chains. The CDRs sequences of the variable chains are: (VH CDR1) GYTFT, (VH CDR2) NPYNDDIQS, (VH CDR3) GAGYNFDGAYRFFDF; and (VL CDR1) RSSQRLVHSNGNTYL, (VL CDR2) RVSNRFP, (VL CDR3) SQSTHVPYT. The claimed humanized antibodies derive from the murine JOVI antibody. Uses in cancer therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Ram Jha, Wen Chean Lim
  • Patent number: 11385233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which comprises an antigen-binding domain which selectively binds TCR beta constant region 1 (TRBC1) or TRBC2; cells; such a T cells comprising such a CAR; and the use of such cells for the treatment of a T-cell lymphoma or leukaemia in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Paul Maciocia
  • Patent number: 11365262
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which comprises a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a second CAR, wherein the first and second CARs bind different epitopes on the same ligand. The cell may be used in a method for treating a disease, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi, James Sillibourne
  • Patent number: 11345734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell which comprises a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a signal transduction modifying protein, selected from one of the following: (i) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM), but lacks a kinase domain; (ii) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) but lacks a phosphatase domain; (iii) a fusion protein which comprises (a) an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) or from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM); and (ii) a heterologous domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Khai Kong
  • Patent number: 11242377
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric receptor which comprises: a ligand-binding exodomain; and an endodomain which comprises: (i) a cytokine receptor endodomain; and (ii) an intracellular T cell signalling domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi
  • Patent number: 11180553
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which binds human CD22, having an antigen-binding domain which comprises a) a heavy chain variable region (VH) having complementarity determining regions (CDRs) with the following sequences: CDR1—NYWIH (SEQ ID No. 1); CDR2—GINPGNNYATYRRKFQG (SEQ ID No. 2) CDR3—EGYGNYGAWFAY (SEQ ID No. 3); and b) a light chain variable region (VL) having CDRs with the following sequences: CDR1—RSSQSLANSYGNTFLS (SEQ ID No. 4); CDR2—GISNRFS (SEQ ID No. 5) CDR3—LQGTHQPYT (SEQ ID No. 6). The present invention also provides a cell comprising such a CAR and the use of such a cell to treat cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shimobi Onuoha, Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki
  • Patent number: 11103532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric protein having the formula: Casp-Ht1-Ht2 wherein Casp is a caspase domain; Ht1 is a first heterodimerization domain; and Ht2 is a second heterodimerization domain and wherein, in the presence of a chemical inducer of dimcrization (CID), an identical pair of the chimeric proteins interact such that Ht1 from one chimeric protein heterodimerizes with Ht2 from the other chimeric protein, causing homodimerization of the two caspase domains. The invention also provides a cell comprising such a protein and its use in adoptive cell therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Ryan Trowbridge, Edward Hodgkin
  • Patent number: 11091532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 11058722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR)-forming polypeptide comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a coiled-coil spacer domain; (iii) a transmembrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain. The invention also provides a multimeric CAR formed by association of a plurality of CAR-forming polypeptides by virtue of association of their coiled-coil spacer domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba
  • Patent number: 11034750
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 10981970
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 10975162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which binds the cancer antigen disialoganglioside (GD2). T cells expressing such a CAR are useful in the treatment of cancerous diseases such as neuroblastoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, John Anderson, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 10954530
    Abstract: The present invention provides a retroviral or lentiviral vector having a viral envelope which comprises: (i) a mitogenic T-cell activating transmembrane protein which comprises a mitogenic domain and a transmembrane domain; and/or (ii) a cytokine-based T-cell activating transmembrane protein which comprises a cytokine domain and a transmembrane domain, wherein the mitogenic or cytokine-based T-cell activating transmembrane protein is not part of a viral envelope glycoprotein. When cells such as T-cells of Natural Killer cells are transduced by such a viral vector, they are simultaneously activated by the mitogenic T-cell activating transmembrane protein and/or the cytokine-based T-cell activating transmembrane protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Leila Mekkaoui
  • Patent number: 10919951
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising; (i) a B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-binding domain which comprises at least part of a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL); (ii) a spacer domain (iii) a transmembrane domain; and (iv) an intracellular T cell signaling domain. The invention also provides the use of such a T-cell expressing such a CAR in the treatment of plasma-cell mediated diseases, such as multiple myeloma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Kwee Yong, Lydia Lee, Ben Draper
  • Patent number: 10869911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric protein which comprises a multi-spanning transmembrane protein fused to a FAS endodomain, wherein the multi-spanning transmembrane protein binds an extracellular ligand, leading to activation of the FAS endodomain. The chimeric protein is useful as a suicide gene. The invention also provides a cell, such as a T cell comprising such a chimeric protein, which is useful in adoptive T cell immunotherapy approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Brian Philip
  • Patent number: 10800854
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi, James Sillibourne, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas