Patents Assigned to AUGUSTUS BIOTARGET, INC.
  • Publication number: 20180235992
    Abstract: A method for the targeted delivery of the active generic antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory agents gemcitabine, paclitaxel and/or curcumin preferentially or exclusively to antigen-presenting cells (APCs) of the immune system by means of encapsulation into a lipid-based nanocarrier, the CLR-TargoSphere, which is surface-labeled with a Fucose-derivative ligand that exclusively targets C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) on APCs to deliver the active agents intracellularly to myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs), circulating monocytes, macrophages, and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) as well as cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: RODOS BIOTARGET GMBH, AUGUSTUS BIOTARGET, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. SCOLARO, Sean M. SULLIVAN, Robert K. GIESELER, Constantin HOZSA, Marcus FURCH