Patents Assigned to UCB Pharma GmbH
  • Patent number: 11976056
    Abstract: The present application relates to alkoxy-substituted pyridinyl indolsulfonamides. The compounds are negative GPR17 modulators and have utility in the treatment of various GPR17 associated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Cecile Pegurier, Laurent Provins, Emre M. Isin, Marie Ledecq
  • Patent number: 11939319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridinyl and pyrazinyl-(aza)indolsulfonamides having GPR17 modulator activity. The compounds have utility in the treatment of a variety of GPR17-associated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Cecile Pegurier, Laurent Provins, Alvaro Cardenas, Marie Ledecq, Christa E. Mueller, Joerg Hockemeyer, Ali El-Tayeb, Nader Boshta, Mahmoud Rashed
  • Patent number: 11820746
    Abstract: Disclosed are sulfonamide compounds with GPR17 modulating properties, which are useful for treating or preventing a variety of CNS and other diseases, in particular for preventing and treating myelinating diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Christa E. Mueller, Cécile Pegurier, Michael Louis Robert Deligny, Ali El-Tayeb, Joerg Hockemeyer, Marie Ledecq, Joël Mercier, Larurent Provins, Nader M. Boshta, Sanjay Bhattarai, Vigneshwaran Namasivayam, Mario Funke, Lukas Schwach, Sabrina Gollos, Daniel Von Laufenberg, Anaïs Barré
  • Patent number: 11345662
    Abstract: Disclosed are sulfonamide compounds with GPR17 modulating properties, which are useful for treating or preventing a variety of CNS and other diseases, in particular for preventing and treating myelinating diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Christa E. Mueller, Cécile Pegurier, Michael Louis Robert Deligny, Ali El-Tayeb, Joerg Hockemeyer, Marie Ledecq, Joël Mercier, Laurent Provins, Nader M. Boshta, Sanjay Bhattarai, Vigneshwaran Namasivayam, Mario Funke, Lukas Schwach, Sabrina Gollos, Daniel Von Laufenberg, Anaïs Barré
  • Publication number: 20190345104
    Abstract: Disclosed are sulfonamide compounds with GPR17 modulating properties, which are useful for treating or preventing a variety of CNS and other diseases, in particular for preventing and treating myelinating diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Christa E. MUELLER, Cécile PEGURIER, Michael Louis Robert DELIGNY, Ali EL-TAYEB, Joerg HOCKEMEYER, Marie LEDECQ, Joël MERCIER, Laurent PROVINS, Nader M. BOSHTA, Sanjay BHATTARAI, Vigneshwaran NAMASIVAYAM, Mario FUNKE, Lukas SCHWACH, Sabrina GOLLOS, Daniel von LAUFENBERG, Anaïs BARRÉ
  • Publication number: 20190314294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing rotigotine, the method comprising providing a solid dispersion comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and a nom-crystalline form of rotigotine, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6. The present invention also relates to a solid dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and a dispersed phase, said dispersed phase comprising rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a solid dispersion, in particular a transdermal therapeutic system, as well as a method for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: UCB Pharma GmbH, LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael WOLFF, Christoph ARTH, Luc QUERE, Walter MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 10350174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing rotigotine, the method comprising providing a solid dispersion comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and a non-crystalline form of rotigotine, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6. The present invention also relates to a solid dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and a dispersed phase, said dispersed phase comprising rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a solid dispersion, in particular a transdermal therapeutic system, as well as a method for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: UCB Pharma GmbH, LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Wolff, Christoph Arth, Luc Quere, Walter Müller
  • Publication number: 20190054009
    Abstract: A modified release formulation of lacosamide suitable for once-daily administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Willi CAWELLO, Martin Alexander SCHUBERT
  • Publication number: 20190008758
    Abstract: A modified release formulation of lacosamide suitable for once-daily administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Willi CAWELLO, Martin Alexander SCHUBERT
  • Patent number: 10149818
    Abstract: A modified release formulation of lacosamide suitable for once-daily administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Willi Cawello, Martin Alexander Schubert
  • Patent number: 10130589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing rotigotine, the method comprising providing a solid dispersion comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and a non-crystalline form of rotigotine, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6. The present invention also relates to a solid dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and a dispersed phase, said dispersed phase comprising rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a solid dispersion, in particular a transdermal therapeutic system, as well as a method for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: UCB Pharma GmbH, LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Wolff, Christoph Arth, Luc Quere, Walter Müller
  • Publication number: 20180263921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing rotigotine, the method comprising providing a solid dispersion comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and a non-crystalline form of rotigotine, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6. The present invention also relates to a solid dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and a dispersed phase, said dispersed phase comprising rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a solid dispersion, in particular a transdermal therapeutic system, as well as a method for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicants: UCB Pharma GmbH, LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael WOLFF, Christoph ARTH, Luc QUERE, Walter MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20180221300
    Abstract: Transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of a systemically active agent comprising a self-adhesive layer structure, comprising A) a backing layer, and B) a dried biphasic layer, the dried biphasic layer having a) an outer phase having a composition comprising 75% to 100% of a polymer or polymer mixture, and b) an inner phase having a composition comprising at least one active agent, wherein the inner phase forms dispersed deposits in the outer phase, and c) 0.1% to 3.5% of an interface mediator with a kinematic viscosity of from 10 cSt to 100 000 cSt at 25° C., and and C) optionally an additional skin contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicants: LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme AG, UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Emgenbroich, Johannes Josef Leonhard, Kristina Kassner, Aurélia Lappert
  • Publication number: 20180147154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing rotigotine, the method comprising providing a solid dispersion comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and a non-crystalline form of rotigotine, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6. The present invention also relates to a solid dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and a dispersed phase, said dispersed phase comprising rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a solid dispersion, in particular a transdermal therapeutic system, as well as a method for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: UCB Pharma GmbH, LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Wolff, Christoph Arth, Luc Quere, Walter Müller
  • Patent number: 9925150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing rotigotine, the method comprising providing a solid dispersion comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and a non-crystalline form of rotigotine, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6. The present invention also relates to a solid dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and a dispersed phase, said dispersed phase comprising rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein the weight ratio of rotigotine to polyvinylpyrrolidone is in a range from about 9:3.5 to about 9:6, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a solid dispersion, in particular a transdermal therapeutic system, as well as a method for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Wolff, Christoph Arth, Luc Quere, Walter Müller
  • Patent number: 9630908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of lacosamide in substantially optically pure form, which in one aspect comprises the following steps: (i) resolution of O-methyl-D,L-serine to provide O-methyl-D-serine in substantially optically pure form; (ii) acetylation of O-methyl-D-serine thereby obtained to provide the N-acetyl 10 derivative thereof in substantially optically pure form; (iii) activating the carboxy group of the compound thereby obtained; and (iv) reacting the compound thereby obtained with benzylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Alain Merschaert, Christophe Joseph Szczepaniak, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler
  • Publication number: 20170105945
    Abstract: Transdermal therapeutic system for the transdermal administration of rotigotine containing an therapeutically effective amount of rotigotine base in a self-adhesive layer structure, comprising A) a backing layer, and B) a rotigotine-containing biphasic layer, the bi phasic layer having a) an outer phase having a composition comprising 75% to 100% of a polymer or a polymer mixture, and b) an inner phase having a composition comprising rotigotine base, wherein the inner phase forms dispersed deposits in the outer phase, and wherein the inner phase comprises i. rotigotine base, and ii.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicants: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Emgenbroich, Elke Klein, Heike Kluth
  • Publication number: 20170079932
    Abstract: Use of an additive in a transdermal therapeutic system with an active agent-containing layer in the form of a biphasic layer having a hydrophilic inner phase and a hydrophobic outer phase, wherein the inner phase comprises the additive and an active agent dissolved therein, wherein the additive has a higher affinity to water than to the active agent, for the control of the permeation rate of the active agent in a manner which is independent from its concentration in the biphasic layer, wherein the maintenance of the permeation rate is proportional to the amount of active agent in the biphasic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicants: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG, UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Emgenbroich, Johannes Josef Leonhard, Hans-Michael Wolff
  • Publication number: 20170035733
    Abstract: The present application relates to a fixed dose combination comprising lacosamide and levetiracetam, as well as to dosage regimens including such fixed dose combinations. The fixed dose combinations are suitable for the oral or parenteral treatment of various diseases, including in particular epilepsy and/or epileptic seizures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin THOORENS, Andrew FADDEN, René Pierre PINARD, Florent ROBIN, Martin Alexander SCHUBERT, Frank TENNIGKEIT, Serge CUYPERS
  • Patent number: 9446011
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Compound (a) of a class of peptide Compounds and at least one further Compound (b) for the prevention, alleviation or/and treatment of epileptic seizures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Stöhr