Patents by Inventor Galapagos N.V.

Galapagos N.V. 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).

  • METHODS, AGENTS, AND COMPOUND SCREENING ASSAYS FOR INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION OF UNDIFFERENTIATED MAMMALIAN CELLS INTO OSTEOBLASTS
    Publication number: 20130059904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, agents and compound screening assays for inducing differentiation of undifferentiated mammalian cells into osteoblasts. The invention thus provides a method, comprising contacting a compound with a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No: 194-309; and measuring a compound-polypeptide property related to the differentiation of said cells. The invention further relates to a bone formation enhancing pharmaceutical composition, and the use thereof in treating and/or preventing a disease involving a systemic or local decrease in mean bone density in a subject. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the in vitro production of bone tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: GALAPAGOS N.V.
    Inventor: Galapagos N.V.