Patents by Inventor Hans-Jürgen Wester

Hans-Jürgen Wester 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: 9260483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular imaging, i.e. nuclear and fluorescent imaging using metal ion radionuclides in combination with chelates highly functionalized with peptidic, nonpeptidic or protein ligands or additional signalling moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Johannes Notni, Hans-Jürgen Wester
  • Publication number: 20140030820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular imaging, i.e. nuclear and fluorescent imaging using metal ion radionuclides in combination with chelates highly functionalized with peptidic, nonpeptidic or protein ligands or additional signalling moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
    Inventors: Johannes Notni, Hans-Jürgen Wester
  • Patent number: 8628750
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds or conjugates useful for diagnostic imaging and/or therapeutic purposes. Each compound or conjugate comprises a ligand for the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and a detectable label. The ligand has a binding affinity for the CXCR4 receptor, measured as IC50 in the presence of 125I-CPCR4, of 250 nM or lower, and the ligand comprises a cyclic oligopeptide moiety having the motif B-Arg or B-(Me)Arg within the cyclic moiety, wherein B is a basic amino acid, a derivative thereof, or phenylalanine, provided that the motif is B-Arg when B is a N?-methyl derivative of a basic amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universitat Munchen
    Inventors: Hans Jürgen Wester, Norman Koglin, Markus Schwaiger, Horst Kessler, Burkhardt Laufer, Oliver Demmer, Martina Anton
  • Patent number: 8614290
    Abstract: A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, comprises the structure: [(P1-S1j)p-L-(S2q-P2)r]t wherein: P1 and P2, which may be the same or different, are cyclic oligopeptide moieties, at least one of P1 and P2 having the motif B-Arg or B-(Me) Arg within the cyclic moiety, wherein B is a basic amino acid, a derivative thereof, or phenylalanine or a derivative thereof; S1 and S2 are spacer groups, which may be the same or different; L is a linker moiety containing at least two functional groups for attachment of the cyclic oligopeptides or spacer groups; n and q are independently 0 or 1; p and r are independently integers of 1 or more; and t is an integer of 1 or more, provided that, when t, p or r is greater than 1, the cyclic oligopeptide moiety, spacer group and/or the value of j or q may be the same or different between the multiple (P1-S1j) moieties or multiple (S2q-P2) moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Technische Universitat Munchen
    Inventors: Hans Jürgen Wester, Horst Kessler, Oliver Demmer, Ingrid Dijkgraaf
  • Publication number: 20130149243
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods, which provide access to F-18 labeled glutamic acid derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Berndt, Heribert Schmitt-Willich, Matthias Friebe, Keith Graham, Thomas Brumby, Christina Hultsch, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Franziska Wagner
  • Publication number: 20130129622
    Abstract: The present invention, among others, relates to a compound having a structure according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Xaa1 to Xaa4 are independently of each other, an optionally N-alkylated natural or unnatural amino acid, R is H or methyl, L is a linker moiety, Ar is a spacer comprising an aromatic moiety, and D comprises, preferably is i) a combination of an organic complexation agent and a detectable label; or ii) a detectable label, an organic complexation agent or an active substance, said active substance particularly being selected from cytotoxic agents, lipids, sugars, sugar conjugates, sugar derivatives, proteins and combinations thereof, with the proviso that -L-Ar-D does not comprise a 18F-benzoyl residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Oliver DEMMER, Horst KESSLER, Hans-Jürgen WESTER, Margret SCHOTTELIUS, Ingrid DIJKGRAAF, Andreas Konard BUCK
  • Publication number: 20120070374
    Abstract: The invention relates to the provision of compounds, methods for producing them, and their use for imaging and quantification of aggregates of ?-amyloid peptides in vivo. In a preferred aspect of the invention, a tracer is administered to humans and displays enrichment in body parts that are containing aggregates of amyloid peptides. Tracers of the invention can be used for non-invasive depiction and quantification of aggregates of ?-amyloid peptides in humans affected with diseases that are characterized in the generation of such aggregates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Henriksen Gjermund, Behrooz Hooshyar Yousefi, Hans-Juergen Wester
  • Publication number: 20110027175
    Abstract: A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, comprises a ligand for the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and a detectable label, the ligand having a binding affinity for the CXCR4 receptor, measured as IC50 in the presence of 125I-CPCR4, of 25O nM or lower, wherein the ligand comprises a cyclic oligopeptide moiety having the motif B-Arg or B-(Me)Arg within the cyclic moiety, and wherein B is a basic amino acid; a derivative thereof, or phenylalanine, provided that the motif is B-Arg when B is a N?-methyl derivative of a basic amino acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN
    Inventors: Hans Jürgen Wester, Norman Koglin, Markus Schwaiger, Horst Kessler, Burkhardt Laufer, Oliver Demmer, Martina Anton
  • Publication number: 20100240072
    Abstract: A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, comprises the structure: [(P1-S1j)p-L-(S2q-P2)r]t wherein: P1 and P2, which may be the same or different, are cyclic oligopeptide moieties, at least one of P1 and P2 having the motif B-Arg or B-(Me) Arg within the cyclic moiety, wherein B is a basic amino acid, a derivative thereof, or phenylalanine or a derivative thereof; S1 and S2 are spacer groups, which may be the same or different; L is a linker moiety containing at least two functional groups for attachment of the cyclic oligopeptides or spacer groups; n and q are independently 0 or 1; p and r are independently integers of 1 or more; and t is an integer of 1 or more, provided that, when t, p or r is greater than 1, the cyclic oligopeptide moiety, spacer group and/or the value of j or q may be the same or different between the multiple (P1-S1j) moieties or multiple (S2q-P2) moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Hans Jürgen Wester, Horst Kessler, Oliver Demmer, Ingrid Dijkgraaf
  • Publication number: 20100081799
    Abstract: A compound of the formula: wherein R1 is selected from H, methyl, ethyl, carboxyl protecting groups and hydrophilic moieties, R2 and R3 are independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl and carboxyl protecting groups, R4 is selected from H, methyl, ethyl, hydrophilic moieties and carboxyl protecting groups, and R5 is an aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl or a combination of these groups and is substituted with a carbonyl group, an aminooxy group or a functional group suitable for participating in a cycloaddition reaction. The compounds of the invention may be useful as bifunctional chelating agents which allow chemoselective attachment to targeting molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sebastian Knör, Armin Modlinger, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Horst Kessler