Patents by Inventor Geoffrey J. Pickering

Geoffrey J. Pickering 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).

  • FGF-9 AND ITS USE RELATING TO BLOOD VESSELS
    Publication number: 20140179601
    Abstract: There is provided a composition for controlling formation and/or stabilization of a blood vessel comprising a first isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes a FGF-9 polypeptide and optionally one or more isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes another angiogenic polypeptide. There is provided a composition for controlling formation and/or stabilization of a blood vessel comprising administering an effective amount of a composition comprising an isolated FGF-9 polypeptide and one or more other angiogenic polypeptides. The compositions provided herein may be useful for controlling angiogenesis and/or vasculogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
    Inventors: Geoffrey J. Pickering, Zengxuan Nong, Matthew Frontini