Patents by Inventor Luc Juliaan Corina Van Rompaney

Luc Juliaan Corina Van Rompaney 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
    Patent number: 8883425
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Galapagos N.V.
    Inventors: Luc Juliaan Corina Van Rompaney, Peter Herwig Maria Tomme, Robin John Brown