Patents Assigned to Duetsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung des offentlichen Rechts
  • Osp A proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi subgroups, encoding genes and vaccines
    Patent number: 5942236
    Abstract: The invention relates to novet Borrelia, and OspA antigens derived therefrom. These antigens show little homology with known OspA's and are therefore useful as vaccine and diagnostic reagents. Multicomponent vaccines based on OspA's from different Borrelia groups are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignees: SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschafter e.V., Duetsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung des offentlichen Rechts
    Inventors: Yves Lobet, Markus Simon, Ulrich Schaible, Reinhard Wallich, Michael Kramer