Abstract: A liposomal composition, preferably a vaccine, comprising liposomes formed of liposome forming compounds, containing coentrapped polysaccharide antigen and T-cell dependent protein carrier, such as tetanus toxoid or diphtheria toxin modified to render it non-toxic. The invention is of use in the production of vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae or Neisseria meningitidis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 9, 2013
Assignee:
Stichting Voor de Technische Wetenshappen
Inventors:
Waltherus Jacobus Wilhelmus Van Venrooij, Jan Wouter Drijfhout, Martinus Adrianus Maria Van Boekel, Gerardus Jozef Maria Pruijn