Patents Assigned to Ambryx, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10800826
    Abstract: Described are antibody peptide conjugates (APCs) comprising an antibody conjugated to a peptide analog of glucagon, which have been modified to be resistant to cleavage and inactivation by dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) and to increase in vivo half-life of the peptide analog while enabling the peptide analog to have agonist activity at the glucagon (GCG) receptor and the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor and the use of such APCs for treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Ambryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Carrington, Grigori Ermakov, Robert M. Garbaccio, Wolfgang Seghezzi, Elisabetta Bianchi, Federica Orvieto, Dennis Gately, Nick Knudsen, Anthony Manibusan