Patents by Inventor Adva Mechaly

Adva Mechaly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10882899
    Abstract: An isolated monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof binds to F. tularensis lipopolysaccharide (Ft LPS). The antibody preferably lacks an Fc region or has an impaired Fc-region. The antibody may be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition along with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. It may be provided in a kit with means for detection of the antibody and instructions for use. A therapeutically effective amount of such an antibody can be used for prophylaxis, treatment or amelioration of Ft infection and for inhibiting Ft uptake by cells in a subject. The antibody can also be used to detect Ft infection. Also disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody, an expression vector having the isolated nucleic acid molecule, and a host cell transfected with such an expression vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: THE ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (IIBR)
    Inventors: Adva Mechaly, Ofer Cohen, Ohad Mazor
  • Publication number: 20200010535
    Abstract: An isolated monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof binds to F. tularensis lipopolysaccharide (Ft LPS). The antibody preferably lacks an Fc region or has an impaired Fc-region. The antibody may be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition along with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. It may be provided in a kit with means for detection of the antibody and instructions for use. A therapeutically effective amount of such an antibody can be used for prophylaxis, treatment or amelioration of Ft infection and for inhibiting Ft uptake by cells in a subject. The antibody can also be used to detect Ft infection. Also disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody, an expression vector having the isolated nucleic acid molecule, and a host cell transfected with such an expression vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Adva MECHALY, Ofer COHEN, Ohad MAZOR
  • Publication number: 20170283471
    Abstract: We described a novel system of targeted cell therapy with a protein toxin, such as anthrax toxin, that has been modified to re-direct it to a desired cell target instead of its natural cell target. The system can be used for, e.g., targeted killing of undesired cells in a population of cells, such as cancer or overly active immune system cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Adva Mechaly, Andrew J. McCluskey, R. John Collier
  • Patent number: 9708374
    Abstract: We described a novel system of targeted cell therapy with a protein toxin, such as anthrax toxin, that has been modified to re-direct it to a desired cell target instead of its natural cell target. The system can be used for, e.g., targeted killing of undesired cells in a population of cells, such as cancer or overly active immune system cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Adva Mechaly, Andrew J. McCluskey, R. John Collier
  • Publication number: 20160362458
    Abstract: We described a novel system of targeted cell therapy with a protein toxin, such as anthrax toxin, that has been modified to re-direct it to a desired cell target instead of its natural cell target. The system can be used for, e.g., targeted killing of undesired cells in a population of cells, such as cancer or overly active immune system cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Adva Mechaly, Andrew J. McCluskey, R. John Collier
  • Publication number: 20160052976
    Abstract: We described a novel system of targeted cell therapy with a protein toxin, such as anthrax toxin, that has been modified to re-direct it to a desired cell target instead of its natural cell target. The system can be used for, e.g., targeted killing of undesired cells in a population of cells, such as cancer or overly active immune system cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Adva Mechaly, Andrew J. McCluskey, John R. Collier
  • Publication number: 20150044210
    Abstract: We described a novel system of targeted cell therapy with a protein toxin, such as anthrax toxin, that has been modified to re-direct it to a desired cell target instead of its natural cell target. The system can be used for, e.g., targeted killing of undesired cells in a population of cells, such as cancer or overly active immune system cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Adva Mechaly, Andrew J. McCluskey, John R. Collier