Patents by Inventor Daniel Obrecht

Daniel Obrecht 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).

  • Publication number: 20160318976
    Abstract: ?-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula cyclo(-Xaa1-Xaa2-Thr3-Xaa4-Ser5-Xaa6-Xaa7-Xaa8-Xaa9-Xaa10-Xaa11-Xaa12-Xaa13-) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa1, Xaa2, Xaa4, Xaa6, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa9, Xaa10, Xaa11, Xaa12 and Xaa13 being amino acid residues which are defined in the description and the claims, have elastase inhibitory properties, especially against human neutrophil elastase, and can be used for preventing infections or diseases related to such infections in healthy individuals or for slowing infections in infected patients. The compounds of the invention can further be used where cancer, or immunological diseases, or pulmonary diseases, or cardiovascular diseases, or neurodegenerative diseases, or inflammation, or diseases related to inflammation, are mediated or resulting from elastase activity. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Frank Otto GOMBERT, Daniel OBRECHT, Odile SELLIER-KESSLER
  • Patent number: 9284352
    Abstract: ?-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula Cyclo(-Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3-Cys4-Xaa5-Xaa6-Xaa7-Xaa8-Arg9-Tyr10-Cys11-Xaa12-Xaa13-Xaa14-Xaa15-Xaa16-), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa1, Xaa2, Xaa3, Xaa5, Xaa6, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa12, Xaa13, Xaa14, Xaa15 and Xaa16 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have CXCR4 antagonizing properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Daniel Obrecht, Frank Otto Gombert, Alexander Lederer, Barbara Romagnoli, Christian Bisang
  • Publication number: 20160060298
    Abstract: Beta-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I), cyclo(P1-p2-p3-p4-p5-p6-p7p8p9-p10-p11-p12-T1-T2], and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with P1 to P12, T1 and T2 being elements as defined in the description and the claims, have broad spectrum Gram-negative antimicrobial activity to e.g. inhibit the growth or to kill microorganisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and/or Acinetobacter baumannii and/or Escherichia coli. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent infections or as disinfectants for foodstuffs, cosmetics, medicaments or other nutrient-containing materials. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Daniel OBRECHT, Anatol LUTHER, Francesca BERNARDINI, Peter ZBINDEN
  • Publication number: 20160052971
    Abstract: Beta-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I), cyclo[P1-p2-p3-p4-p5-p6-p7-p8p9-p10-p11-p12-T1-T2], and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with P1 to P12, T1 and T2 being elements as defined in the description and the claims, have Gram-negative antimicrobial activity to e.g. inhibit the growth or to kill microorganisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and/or Acinetobacter baumannii and/or Escherichia coli. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent infections or as disinfectants for foodstuffs, cosmetics, medicaments or other nutrient-containing materials. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Daniel OBRECHT, Anatol LUTHER, Francesca BERNARDINI, Peter ZBINDEN
  • Publication number: 20150322088
    Abstract: The invention further relates to a DGAT inhibitor of formula including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein A represents CH or N; the dotted line represents an optional bond in case A represents a carbon atom; X represents —NRx—C(?O)—; —Z—C(?O)—; —Z—NRx—C(?O)—; —S(?O)p-; —C(?S)—; —NRx—C(?S)—; —Z—C(?S)—; —Z—NRx—C(?S)—; —O—C(?O)—; —C(?O)—C(?O)—; R1 represents a 5-membered monocyclic heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms; a 6-membered aromatic monocyclic heterocycle; or a 5-membered heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms fused with phenyl, cyclohexyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle; wherein each of said heterocycles may optionally be substituted; R2 represents R3; R3 represents C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or a 6-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 1 or 2 N atoms, wherein said C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzo-dioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or 6
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Andre Marc Bongartz, Lieven Meerpoel, Gustaaf Maria Boeckx, Guy Rosalia Eugeen Van Lommen, Christophe Francis Robert Nestor Buyck, Daniel Obrecht, Philipp Ermert, Anatol Luther
  • Publication number: 20150307556
    Abstract: Novel template-fixed ?-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I) wherein the single elements T or P are ?-amino acid residues connected from the carbonyl (C?O) point of attachment to the nitrogen (N) of the next element in clockwise direction and wherein said elements, depending on their positions in the chain, are defined in the description and the claims have the property to act on the receptor CXCR7. Thus, these ?-hairpin peptidomimetics can be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions in the area of dermatological disorders, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, fibrotic diseases, infectious diseases, neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, gastro-intestinal tract disorders, urological diseases, ophthalmic diseases, stomatological diseases, haematological diseases and cancer; or the mobilisation of stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Frank Otto GOBERT, Alexander LEDERER, Ralf LÖWE, Daniel OBRECHT, Barbara ROMAGNOLI, Johann ZIMMERMANN, Kalpana PATEL
  • Publication number: 20150266924
    Abstract: ?-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula cyclo(-Tyr1-His2-Xaa3-Cys4-Ser5-Ala6-Xaa7-Xaa8-Arg9-Tyr10-Cys11-Tyr12-Xaa13-Aaa14-DPro15-Pro16-), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa3, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa13 and Xaa14 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have favorable pharmacological properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Daniel OBRECHT, Frank Otto GOMBERT, Johann ZIMMERMANN
  • Patent number: 9120821
    Abstract: The invention further relates to a DGAT inhibitor of formula including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein A represents CH or N; X represents —NRx—C(?O)—; —Z—C(?O)—; —Z—NRx—C(?O)—; —S(?O)p-; —C(?S)—; —NRx—C(?S)—; —Z—C(?S)—; —Z—NRx—C(?S)—; —O—C(?O)—; —C(?O)—C(?O)—; R1 represents a 5-membered monocyclic heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms; a 6-membered aromatic monocyclic heterocycle; or a 5-membered heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms fused with phenyl, cyclohexyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle; wherein each of said heterocycles may optionally be substituted; R2 represents R3; R3 represents C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or a 6-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 1 or 2 N atoms, wherein said C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzo-dioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or 6-membered aromatic heterocycle may optionally be substituted; a N-oxide thereof,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Andre Marc Bongartz, Lieven Meerpoel, Gustaaf Maria Boeckx, Guy Rosalia Eugeen Van Lommen, Christophe Francis Robert Nestor Buyck, Daniel Obrecht, Philipp Ermert, Anatol Luther
  • Patent number: 9109009
    Abstract: Novel template-fixed ?-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I), wherein the single elements T or P are ?-amino acid residues connected from the carbonyl (C?O) point of attachment to the nitrogen (N) of the next element in clockwise direction and wherein said elements, depending on their positions in the chain, are defined in the description and the claims have the property to act on the receptor CXCR7. Thus, these ?-hairpin peptidomimetics can be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions in the area of dermatological disorders, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, fibrotic diseases, infectious diseases, neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, gastro-intestinal tract disorders, urological diseases, ophthalmic diseases, stomatological diseases, haematological diseases and cancer; or the mobilization of stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Frank Otto Gombert, Alexander Lederer, Ralf Löwe, Daniel Obrecht, Barbara Romagnoli, Johann Zimmermann, Kalpana Patel
  • Publication number: 20150224168
    Abstract: A novel combination comprising a ?-hairpin peptidomimetic of the formula cyclo(-Thr-Trp-Ile-Dab-Orn-DDab-Dab-Trp-Dab-Dab-Ala-Ser-DPro-Pro) (I), and a further compound with antibiotic activity, that enable therapeutic control of specific bacterial infections in human or animals at doses of the individual compounds lower than either of the compounds administered alone. The combination can be used as a medicament to treat e.g. skin or soft tissue infections; eye, ear, blood stream, or intra-abdominal infections; infections related to respiratory diseases, to bone diseases, to cardiovascular diseases, to genitourinal diseases, or to gastrointestinal diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Glenn E. Dale, Daniel Obrecht, Francesca Bernardini
  • Publication number: 20150216927
    Abstract: A novel combination comprising a ?-hairpin peptidomimetic of the formula cyclo(-Thr-Trp-Ile-Dab-Orn-DDab-Dab-Trp-Dab-Dab-Ala-Ser-DPro-Pro) (I), and a compound of the glycylcycline class, especially tigecycline, that enable therapeutic control of specific bacterial infections in human or animals at doses of the individual compounds lower than either of the compounds administered alone. The combination can be used as a medicament to treat e.g. skin or soft tissue infections; eye, ear, blood stream, or intra-abdominal infections; infections related to respiratory diseases, to bone diseases, to cardiovascular diseases, to genitourinal diseases, or to gastrointestinal diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Glenn E. Dale, Daniel Obrecht, Francesca Bernardini
  • Publication number: 20150218219
    Abstract: ?-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula cyclo(-Tyr1-His2-Xaa3-Cys4-Ser5-Xaa6-DPro7-Xaa8-Arg9-Tyr10-Cys11-Tyr12-Xaa13-Xaa14-Xaa15-Pro16-), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa3, Xaa6, Xaa8 Xaa13, Xaa14 and Xaa15 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have favorable pharmacological properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid-and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Frank Otto Gombert, Daniel Obrecht, Alexander Lederer, Johann Zimmermann, Christian Oefner
  • Patent number: 9079939
    Abstract: ?-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula cyclo(-Tyr1-His2-Xaa3-Cys4-Ser5-Ala6-Xaa7-Xaa8-Arg9-Tyr10-Cys11-Tyr12-Xaa13-Xaa14-DPro15-Pro16-), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa3, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa13 and Xaa14 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have favorable pharmacological properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair. These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: POLYPHOR AG
    Inventors: Daniel Obrecht, Frank Otto Gombert, Johann Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 9073973
    Abstract: Dye conjugates of template-fixed ?-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I) wherein Z is a template-fixed chain of 14 ?-amino acid residues which, depending on their positions in the chain (counted starting from the N-terminal amino acid), are Gly, or Pro or of certain types which, as the remaining symbols in the above formula, are defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have CXCR4 antagonizing properties, and are useful for cancer therapy; diagnostic imaging; for detection of tumors and other abnormalities; for photoacoustic tumor imaging, detection and therapy; and for sonofluorescence tumor imaging, detection and therapy. The various dyes forming part of these conjugates are useful over the range of 300-1200 nm, the exact range being dependent upon the particular dye. These dye conjugates of ?-hairpin peptidomimetic can be manufactured by processes which are based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignees: Polyphor LTD., Universitat Zurich
    Inventors: Steven J. DeMarco, Frank Gombert, Daniel Obrecht, Christian Ludin, Barbara Romagnoli
  • Publication number: 20150087577
    Abstract: Template-fixed ?-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I) wherein Z is a template-fixed chain of 12, 14 or 18 ?-amino acid residues which, depending on their positions in the chain (counted starting from the N-terminal amino acid), are Gly, NMeGly, Pro or Pip, or of certain types which, as the remaining symbols in the above formula, are defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have CXCR4 antagonizing properties These ?-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicants: Universität Zürich, POLYPHOR LTD.
    Inventors: Jürg Zumbrunn, Steven J. Demarco, Sergio Lociuro, Jan Wim Vrijbloed, Frank Gombert, Reshmi Mukherjee, Kerstin Moehle, Daniel Obrecht, John Anthony Robinson, Heiko Henze, Barbara Romagnoli, Christian Ludin
  • Publication number: 20150080317
    Abstract: The template-fixed B-hairpin peptidomimetics Cyclo(-Tyr-His-X-Cys-Ser-Ala-DPro-Dab-Arg-Tyr-Cys-Tyr-Gln-Lys-D-Pro-Pro), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Gys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with X being Ala or Tyr, have CXCR4 antagonizing properties and can be used for where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: Universitaet Zuerich, POLYPHOR LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel OBRECHT, Frank Gombert, Steven J. Demarco, Christian Ludin, Jan Wim Vrijbloed, Kerstin Moehle, John-Anthony Robinson, Reshmi Mukherjee, Heiko Henze, Barbara Romagnoli
  • Publication number: 20150051183
    Abstract: The conformationally restricted, spatially defined macrocyclic ring system of formula (I) is constituted by three distinct molecular parts: Template A, conformation Modulator B and Bridge C. Macrocycles described by this ring system I are readily manufactured by parallel synthesis or combinatorial chemistry in solution or on solid phase. They are designed to interact with a variety of specific biological target classes, examples being agonistic or antagonistic activity on G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), inhibitory activity on enzymes or antimicrobial activity. In particular, these macrocycles show inhibitory activity on endothelin converting enzyme of subtype 1 (ECE-1) and/or the cysteine protease cathepsin S (CatS), and/or act as antagonists of the oxytocin (OT) receptor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) receptor and/or leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptor, and/or as agonists of the bombesin 3 (BB3) receptor, and/or show antimicrobial activity against at least one bacterial strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Obrecht, Philipp Ermert, Said Oumouch, Arnaud Piettre, Jean-François Gosalbes, Marc Thommen
  • Patent number: 8921325
    Abstract: The template-fixed ?-hairpin peptidomimetics Cyclo(-Tyr-His-X-Cys-Ser-Ala-DPro-Dab-Arg-Tyr-Cys-Tyr-Gln-Lys-DPro-Pro), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Gys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with X being Ala or Tyr, have CXCR4 antagonizing properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where Cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immuno suppression; or, in particular, for stem cell mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells and/or mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) and/or other stem cells which retention depend on the CXCR4-receptor. These ?-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and Solution phase synthetic strategy, using methods which are well known to those adequately skilled in peptide chemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Polyphor Ltd., Universität Zürich
    Inventors: Daniel Obrecht, Frank Gombert, Steven J. Demarco, Christian Ludin, Jan Wim Vrijbloed, Kerstin Moehle, John-Anthony Robinson, Reshmi Mukherjee, Heiko Henze, Barbara Romagnoli
  • Publication number: 20140364583
    Abstract: ?-Hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula Cyclo(—Xaa1—Xaa2—Xaa3—Cys4—Xaa5—Xaa6—Xaa7—Xaa8—Arg9—Tyr10—Cys11—Xaa12—Xaa13—Xaa14—Xaa15—Xaa16—), disulfide bond between Cys4 and Cys11, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with Xaa1, Xaa2, Xaa3, Xaa5, Xaa6, Xaa7, Xaa8, Xaa12, Xaa13, Xaa14, Xaa15 and Xaa16 being amino acid residues of certain types which are defined in the description and the claims, have CXCR4 antagonizing properties and can be used for preventing HIV infections in healthy individuals or for slowing and halting viral progression in infected patients; or where cancer is mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or where immunological diseases are mediated or resulting from CXCR4 receptor activity; or for treating immunosuppression; or during apheresis collections of peripheral blood stem cells and/or as agents to induce mobilization of stem cells to regulate tissue repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel OBRECHT, Frank Otto GOMBERT, Alexander LEDERER, Barbara ROMAGNOLI, Christian BISANG
  • Publication number: 20140350012
    Abstract: The invention further relates to a DGAT inhibitor of formula including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein A represents CH or N; the dotted line represents an optional bond in case A represents a carbon atom; X represents —NRx—C(?O)—; —Z—C(?O)—; —Z—NRx—C(?O)—; —S(?O)p-; —C(?S)—; —NRx—C(?S)—; —Z—C(?S)—; —Z—NRx—C(?S)—; —O—C(?O)—; —C(?O)—C(?O)—; R1 represents a 5-membered monocyclic heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms; a 6-membered aromatic monocyclic heterocycle; or a 5-membered heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms fused with phenyl, cyclohexyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle; wherein each of said heterocycles may optionally be substituted; R2 represents R3; R3 represents C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or a 6-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 1 or 2 N atoms, wherein said C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or 6-
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Andre Marc Bongartz, Lieven Meerpoel, Maria Gustaaf Boeckx, Guy Rosalia Eugeen Van Lommen, Christophe Francis Robert Nestor Buyck, Daniel Obrecht, Philipp Ermert, Anatol Luther