Patents Assigned to Biogen MA Inc.
  • Publication number: 20220089745
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding antibody fragments that bind to GPIIb/IIIa and chimeric polypeptides comprising these binding molecules are disclosed. Some of these antibodies and antigen-binding antibody fragments preferentially bind GPIIb/IIIa on activated platelets while others do not show a preference for binding GPIIb/IIIa on resting versus activated platelets. Some of these antibodies and antibody fragments do not inhibit the interaction of GPIIb/IIIa with fibrinogen, while some others do. The disclosed antibodies do not induce platelet activation. Some of these antibodies and antigen-binding antibody fragments are useful in targeting therapeutic agents such as dotting factors to platelets while others are useful in reducing platelet aggregation and/or thrombus formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Pearse, Joe Salas, Robert Peters, Christilyn Graff
  • Patent number: 11280794
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of assessing a patient's risk of developing Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Lewis Bloomgren, Carmen Bozic, Sophia Lee, Amy Pace, Tatiana Plavina, Meena Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 11280793
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assaying the level of analytes in a sample, related to VLA-4, are disclosed. A method of decreasing the level of an anti-integrin antibody in a subject is described including a) contacting a biological sample from a subject with a detectable capture agent associated with a substrate, wherein the capture agent can bind an anti-integrin antibody in the sample; b) detecting binding of the capture agent with the level of the anti-integrin antibody; and c) treating the subject with plasma exchange until the level of the anti-integrin antibody in the sample reaches a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Tatiana Plavina, Paula S. Hochman, Michaela Lerner
  • Publication number: 20220072117
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of treating or preventing a disease or disorder (e.g., MS) in a subject in need thereof, comprising (a) administering to the subject a first dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a fumarate agent (e.g., DMF) for a first dosing period; (b) administering a vaccine; and (c) administering to the subject a second dose of the pharmaceutical composition for a second dosing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventor: Vissia Viglietta
  • Patent number: 11268119
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a cell culture medium comprising copper as a media supplement, which was shown to control recombinant protein glycosylation and methods of using thereof. The present invention further pertains to a method of controlling or manipulating glycosylation of a recombinant protein of interest in a large scale cell culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Fernie Mitchelson, Erik Heller Hughes, Jessica Mondia, Robin Parish Hyde-Deruyscher
  • Publication number: 20220049301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biomarkers for use in determining the sensitivity of patients to therapy with ?v?6 integrin inhibition or therapy with TGF-? pathway inhibitors. The biomarker profiles disclosed herein provide individualized gene and protein profiles which will aid in treating diseases and disorders which are amenable to treatment with therapies designed against ?v?6-integrin and/or TGF-? pathway inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicants: Biogen MA Inc., The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Shelia M. Violette, Dean Sheppard
  • Patent number: 11249026
    Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of defining a Raman signature of a culture component, the method comprising: obtaining a Raman spectrum of a culture component in a non-interfering or minimally-interfering solution, identifying peaks in the Raman spectrum that are associated with the culture component, obtaining a Raman spectrum of a culture medium comprising the culture component, and, removing peaks of the culture component in the Raman spectrum of the culture medium that are distorted compared to the peaks identified in the Raman spectrum of the culture component in a non-interfering or minimally-interfering solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Moretto, Brandon Berry, Alex Doane
  • Patent number: 11248051
    Abstract: A method of chronically reducing a patient's pathological inflammation via the administration of an agent that specifically binds to an alpha-4 integrin or a dimer comprising an alpha-4 integrin is disclosed. The agent provided must have a binding affinity such that administration is sufficient to suppress pathological inflammation, and the agent is administered chronically to provide long-term suppression of pathological inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Julie Taylor, Theodore A. Yednock
  • Patent number: 11246850
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating multiple sclerosis with a fumarate, wherein the fumarate is a dialkyl fumarate, a monoalkyl fumarate, a combination of a dialkyl fumarate and a monoalkyl fumarate, a prodrug of monoalkyl fumarate, a deuterated form of any of the foregoing, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, clathrate, solvate, tautomer, or stereoisomer of any of the foregoing, or a combination of any of the foregoing. The methods provided herein improve the safety of treatment by informing and monitoring patients undergoing treatment regarding progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and/or by monitoring lymphocyte count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Novas, Rui (Ray) Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210401981
    Abstract: This invention relates to alpha-4 binding antibodies, and fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Alexey A. Lugovskoy, Frederick R. Taylor, Karen McLachlan
  • Publication number: 20210395360
    Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-Sp35 antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Ellen A. Garber Stark, Steven D. Miklasz, Christilyn Graff
  • Patent number: 11203601
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I), and salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. The provided compounds may be useful for inhibiting kinases, e.g., glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3). The provided compounds may be able to selectively inhibit GSK3a, as compared to GSK3P and/or other kinases. The present disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods of use, each of which involve the compounds. The compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits may be useful for treating diseases associated with aberrant activity of GSK3a (e.g., Fragile X syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), childhood seizure, intellectual disability, diabetes, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), autism, and psychiatric disorder).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Michel Weiwer, Arthur J. Campbell, Joshua R. Sacher, Edward Holson, Brian Stuart Lucas, TeYu Chen
  • Publication number: 20210387972
    Abstract: Provided are crystalline forms of (R)-1-(tert-butyl)-N-(8-(2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)amino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(oxetan-3-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c]azepin-5-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of use and methods of making thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Fengmei ZHENG, Anton PETERSON, Kalyan VASUDEVAN, Chaomin LI, Daniel B. PATIENCE, Yiqing LIN
  • Publication number: 20210389335
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating splicing of SMN2 mRNA in a subject. Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders, including spinal muscular atrophy. Also provided are kits for detecting the amount of SMN protein in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Rigo, Katherine M. Bishop
  • Patent number: 11197842
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions of dimethyl fumarate. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are in the form of a bead and comprise (i) an inert core; (ii) a first layer surrounding the inert core, wherein the first layer comprises dimethyl fumarate; and (iii) an enteric coating surrounding the first layer. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions in the form of a bead comprising a core and an enteric coating surrounding the core, wherein the core comprises dimethyl fumarate. Methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention for treating multiple sclerosis are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Shyam B. Karki, Peter Zawaneh, Cheuk-Yui Leung, Kalyan Vasudevan, Yiqing Lin, Jin Xu, Andrea Trementozzi
  • Patent number: 11179523
    Abstract: A device that regulates, monitors, and provides data on the progress of a large-volume injector during its injection sequence. The device comprises an injector and a monitor assembly. The injector has a syringe having a plunger, and a biasing device that biases the plunger through the syringe. The monitor assembly comprises a resistance unit configured to resist movement of the plunger, a gear connected to the plunger by the resistance unit, and a control unit configured to monitor the position, and regulate the rotation, of the gear. Wherein linear movement of the plunger causes the gear to rotate so that the control unit generates information on the position of the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BIOGEN MA, INC.
    Inventor: Haiming Wu
  • Patent number: 11174243
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and compositions thereof which are useful as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase and which exhibit desirable characteristics for the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: J. Michael Macphee, Linda L. Neuman
  • Patent number: 11168095
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formulas (I?), (I), (II?) and (II), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for their use and production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Felix Gonzalez Lopez de Turiso, Martin Himmelbauer, Michael J. Luzzio
  • Publication number: 20210340584
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a cell culture medium comprising manganese as a media supplement, which was shown to control recombinant protein glycosylation and methods of using thereof. The present invention further pertains to a method of controlling or manipulating glycosylation of a recombinant protein of interest in a large scale cell culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Lia Tescione, Thomas Ryll, Alan Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20210324321
    Abstract: Aspect of the disclosure relate to methods of assessing a bioreactor culture that involve determining a culture parameter of the manufacturing-scale bioreactor culture using a model that relates a Raman spectrum to the culture parameter. Related bioreactor system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Berry, Justin Moretto